The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.41
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.41
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c9.41
It is clear that Bāṇa was struck with horror by the tendency to eulogise the Satī custom, shown in some quarters in his days, and was anxious to offer the most determined opposition to it. Tantra writers also joined him in the crusade. They pointed out that woman was the embodiment of Supreme Goddess, and boldly declared that if a person burnt her with her husband, he would be condemned to eternal hell¹.