The
Manu Samhita, written long after the Vedic period, is one of the Dharma
Shastras. Its derogatory statements about women have been highly
publicized by those who would denigrate and destroy Hinduism. But Manu
Samhita is a minor smriti; and while other sections form the basis for
much of Indian law, its sections on women do not.It is also possible
that through out ages the derogatory statements were added to abuse and
adulterate the good content of the scripture.
Manu himself wrote, “Where women are honored, there the Gods are pleased. Where they are not honored, no sacred rite yields rewards,” and “Strike not even with a blossom a woman guilty of a hundred faults.” He insisted that a mother’s wealth is to be inherited solely by her daughters, who also inherit some of the father’s wealth.
Manu himself wrote, “Where women are honored, there the Gods are pleased. Where they are not honored, no sacred rite yields rewards,” and “Strike not even with a blossom a woman guilty of a hundred faults.” He insisted that a mother’s wealth is to be inherited solely by her daughters, who also inherit some of the father’s wealth.
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