The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c7.s3.35
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c7.s3.35
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c7.s3.35
Parents also must have felt that since girls were not preoccupied with completing any educational course, it would be desirable to get them married soon after, or at about the time of their puberty. The birth of a son to ensure the continuity of the family and offer oblations to the manes was always welcome; an early marriage meant a son soon after puberty and was thus felt to be preferable¹. That this may mean an undue physical strain on the girl-mother was unfortunately not realised.