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Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c13.1

Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c13.1

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v2.c13.1

A LL the virtues of the wife are still uncrowned if she bestows no children, especially no son, on the husband, as has already been said. The wife as a child-bearer, therefore, stands first and foremost. What now does the Epic teach us as to procreation, pregnancy, and birth?