Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

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VICHAR NALA.
Who loves bis wife tenderly, knowing her to be dear, Is a person of dull intellect, very cunning. In vain has he assumed the
Human shape, (for no emancipation can be get]. A .person knowing his wife to be very dear loves her passionately, it is a sign of his stupidity, and cunning. In vain bas he taken th shape of man, because he never succeeds in emancipating himself, which is the final aim of humanity.
Bone, flesh and blood, and skiv, She is made of--a mass of uncleanliness From the tip of nail to hairs of head. Avoid her like fire, and keep at a distance.
Pupil. A woman's body is made of bones, flesh, blood and skin, all these are unclean substances, from nail tips to the bairs of the head, she is full of dirt; and in caste" she is low as inentioned by Sreekrishna. She is likewise cxternally in her body both unclean and impure. The same holds true with regard to her nature and disposition. Poets say, “women are true in their naturd, but they have eight bad qualities always present in them; (1) they have little courage, (2) very fickle, (3) subject to illusion, (4) timid, (5) indiscriminate, (6) impure and unkind.” “They have the dart of ten millions of thunderbolts, (in the glance of their eyes] ; there is nothing harder than their heart, so hint all sages and devout persons." Therefore they are to be avoided like fire knowing them to burn a person like it (and kept at a distance). As snakes and scorpions by their venom cause death and pain to a person whom they bite, so does a woman by her touch, cause mischief to meditation aud devotion. This is now being explaincd.
"Caste' is here made to signify the genus, or species and not the usual distinction prevalent in Ilindu society, for it would be meaningless to say the wife of a Brahman is low in caste. In feriority of females is tho point sought to be established.