13 Oct 2021
[Smt. Archana Shukla: Padnamaskar Swami ji, Kindly clarify my doubt. It is said that there is a specific reason and a lesson behind Bhagawan's leela's. What's is the message behind Sati's story? Sati gave Her life for the sake of Lord Shiva because She couldn't bear the insult by Her own father. She ended Her life by burning Herself because She was related to Her father through that body only.
But now people took this incident and started using against their wife's wish of going to their parents home even thought not invited or the husband isn't properly invited. They say that since Mata Sati did not agree to Her Husband's suggestion, She tried to attend the ritual or pooja being conducted by Her father and lost her life. So, you should not go to your father's place where your husband is not invited. But it is wife's duty to follow husband and his words despite of knowing that he is wrong. Why?
Why all worldly responsibilities are only for women? Why only women are answerable for all the things if anything goes wrong in family? Is it only women's duty to raising kids and teach them proper sanskara? If yes, what about men's? Kindly enlighten me. At Your lotus feet, Jai Guru Datta]
Swami replied:- From the story of Sati we have to learn that Daksha is wrong in not inviting God Shiva to his house especially when there is a function. God Shiva should have been invited by Daksha as not God, but, at least as his son-in-law. The climax point in this is that Daksha did not invite even his own daughter called Sati. Now, you yourself be an impartial judge to analyze not only this situation, but also, your situation and give the judgment without any bias to any gender. You must criticize your father or your husband without any prejudice to blood relationship or sexual relationship. Truth and justice are always beyond worldly bonds and worldly relationships. This is the first lesson given by Krishna to Arjuna in the war. I agree that males have some irreparable ego due to their inherent gender and for this reason only they have to take the final female birth before getting salvation. This does not mean that in every situation you shall scold only males. I have seen several females having more ego than males. Of course, by spiritual efforts females can conquer their ego whereas males can’t conquer their basic gender ego completely.
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