Apparently women are merely objects of lust as per scholars of both lsIam and mediaeval Hinduism.
Unless kept covered, they possess the capacity to incite even most learned people.
Numerous examples in our scriptures as well.
Unless kept covered, they possess the capacity to incite even most learned people.
Numerous examples in our scriptures as well.
Srimad Bhagwatam 9.20.36 tells us about the story of Mamata, the pregnant wife of Brihaspati's brother who was, for the lack of better word r@ped by Brihaspati himself. Despite the child in her womb asking him not to, he forcibly dumped his seed in her womb.
She was afraid of being forsaken by her husband for giving birth to an illegitimate child. Brihaspati ordered her, "Oh foolish woman, even though the child is illegitimate, you must maintain him."
This is how the great Rishi Bharadwaj was born.
This is how the great Rishi Bharadwaj was born.
Shiv Purana, Rudra Samhita, Parvati Khanda chapter 49 describes Lord Brahma's delusion on seeing Mara Parvati's feet and nails.
He describes how the mere sight of her nails and feet overwhelmed him with passion and greatly agitated him.
Deluded by the cupid, he repeatedly +
He describes how the mere sight of her nails and feet overwhelmed him with passion and greatly agitated him.
Deluded by the cupid, he repeatedly +
... kept looking at her beautiful limbs, uncontrollable desire rose within Him and his seed dropped to the ground.
A similar incident is described in Shiva Purana, Rudra Samhita, Sati Khanda, Chapter 19.
While Shiv ji and Sati Mata were taking round around tye holy fire +
A similar incident is described in Shiva Purana, Rudra Samhita, Sati Khanda, Chapter 19.
While Shiv ji and Sati Mata were taking round around tye holy fire +
... Brahma Ji's eyes fell on Sati Mata's limbs and he became afflicted by love. The more he stared at her limbs, the more he craved to see her face.
She was shy bashful in Shiva's presence and hence had kept her face hidden. Since he was so maddened by love, he wanted to see +
She was shy bashful in Shiva's presence and hence had kept her face hidden. Since he was so maddened by love, he wanted to see +
... her face at any cost. So he put it in some wet twigs and very little ghee in the fire, thus creating a lot of smoke that masked all the surroundings. Shiva, then closed his eyes as if afflicted by smoke.
At an opportune moment Brahma lifted up Mata Sati's veil and +
At an opportune moment Brahma lifted up Mata Sati's veil and +
... stared at her face. He was so overcome by lust that a few drops of his seed fell to ground...
Such are the Puranic stories. They tell us how men like even Brahma or Brihaspati can feel uncontrollable lust even merely at the sight of a woman's limbs or even by pregnant woman
Such are the Puranic stories. They tell us how men like even Brahma or Brihaspati can feel uncontrollable lust even merely at the sight of a woman's limbs or even by pregnant woman
Hence we can conclude that women are mere objects of lust. It's better for them to remain covered as per mediaeval Hinduism.
Of course none of these stories have any place in Vedic Dharma which calls a woman Aditi and accords her highest respect.
Of course none of these stories have any place in Vedic Dharma which calls a woman Aditi and accords her highest respect.
But what Guruji is saying holds true for his and his student's brand of Hinduism.
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