The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c7.s2.11

c7.s2.11

The Āsura marriage is undoubtedly better than the Kshātra one, for it presupposes a recognition by society of the fact that woman has a value and has to be paid for. It therefore helped the improvement of the lot of the wife. The average husband became naturally unwilling to ill-treat his wife out of mere frivolity; very often she used to cost him dearly and to find another substitute for her was not always an easy economic proposition.