[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1371 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1371 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1371 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1371) It is interesting to note the type of domestic life in vogue then. A father had the right, to sell his children, To cite an example is the story of Śunaśsepha who was made into a cow and sold to Viśvāmitra who looked after him well. The father had the right to make his children lose all rights over his properties. Viśvāmitra sent out from his family fifty sons who refused to obey him. Dowry was current then. Sūkta 11, Anuvāka 3, Maṇḍalam 10 ordains that the bride should go to the house of her husband after the marriage. Polygamy was not objected to. There is a mantra to harass the co-wife and its purpose is to make the husband more attached to her who hates the co-wife. The originator of this mantra was Indrāṇī, the queen of Indra. Indra had many wives. Marriage was considered as a necessary duty. Widow marriage was allowed. - [Previous: c4.1370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1370) - [Next: c4.1372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1372) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1371) · Pramāṇa