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MANAV DHARMA / 17 alike relations of a husband with one definite man. No doubt, such relation will be taken only a irony of luck for such woman or an ironical mockery of her fate. But this mockery is taken better to some extent for that woman - it has been considered better to establish relations with one particular man - instead of establishing sexual relations with every new man daily or with so many persons in a single day. This legal permission to a widow abstains her from becoming a prostitute. It has more value than an open prostitution. But we must keep in mind that for the ladies of noble descent or family, they must follow the vow of a single Husband's wife (Pativrata Dharma). The other method is permissible only to such women., who fail to protect their celibacy out of severe sexual passions or ignorance or due to sudden death of the legalised husband in very early young age. To such woman open copulation is not allowed because indulging in copulation will cause injury to social atmosphere and gives birth to falsehood, theft and accumulation of possessions. All evils will grow up in the absence of celibacy and chastity, this will lead to the practice of abortion and all unlawful tendencies.
Such type of conduct is not to be adopted and followed because it has more harms than benefits. For a woman of noble family and whose husband expires, it has been wisely advised that she should adopt celibacy in the rest of her life and should lead a pious life by winning over the sexual passions and desires, by avoiding the company of corrupt men and women, enjoying the company of virtuous men and women, saints and religious minded ascetics who will lead her to pass her rest of the life in pious and religious thinking, in understanding her own - self. She should firmly believe that sexual intercourse will never satisfy the sexual passions. Peace is achieved through the use of knowledge wisely and by adopting the feelings of renunciation. Hence a widow should adopt such feelings of worldly detachment, which may help her to lead her life peacefully, which may encourage her to adopt strict celibacy, instead of wandering and roaming about for seeking the worldly pleasures, sexual intercourses and then adopting the most sinful act like abortion. If, at all, she fails to control her unstable and restless mind and heart, she should establish her relations with one particular man, instead of falling in the clutches of wicked, sensuous, passionate persons.
The area of the religion is very liberal. It is neither narrow minded nor narrow hearted. It does not keep hate with any one. Religion says that all people can not have alike tendencies. Being the travellers of one particular path, some may go ahead, some may lag behind. others may fall in the way but they should not lose their patience; they should stand up again and adopt the very path and
