Women in Social life: An exploration through Vedic Culture.
Vedic literature praises the birth of a scholarly daughter in these words:
"A girl also should be brought up and educated with great effort and care." (Mahanirvana Tantra); and
"All forms of knowledge are aspects of Thee; and all women throughout the world are Thy forms." (Devi Mahatmya)
During the Vedic era all women, who so desired, could undergo the sacred thread ceremony or 'Upanayana' (a sacrament to pursue Vedic studies), which is only meant for males even to this day. The mention of female scholars and sages of the Vedic age like Vac, Ambhrni, Romasa, Gargi, Khona in the Vedas corroborates this view.
There has been a prevalent belief in society that educating the girls were more important than the giving birth"
Atharvaveda observes that Celibacy also is equally important for the girls like boys and to build moral character and dedication to the family and society sexual abstinence was emphasized"
A maiden can succeed in her married life only if she is properly trained during studentship"
According to Manu Woman who are destitute of the knowledge of the vedic texts are as impure as falsehood itself"
That is the fixed rule."
Women authors of Vedic hymns like Viswavara, Lopamudra, Apala, Nomasa, Kadru, Juhu, Vagambhruni, Paulomi, Jarita, Sradhakamayani, Saranga, Devajami Yami, etc, all referred to in the Vedas as Mantradrushta or Seers who are capable to assess the future by their researched knowledge" Not only this, women were also well versed in many arts including performing and music as well as in diplomacy and state governance.
These highly intelligent and greatly learned women, who chose the path of Vedic studies, were called 'brahmavadinis', and women who opted out of education for married life were called 'sadyovadhus'. Co-education seems to have existed in this period and both the sexes got equal attention from the teacher. Moreover, ladies from the Kshatriya caste received martial arts courses and arms training.
There is a reference of the Brahmavadinis
'ho aimed at high excellence in scholarship and the women scholars who specialized in mimamsa, epistemological analysis of the knowledge were called Kasakritsnas.
The woman scholar and seers in Vedas referred as
Rishika " And in general the girls were given enough freedom to choose the period of their education" There are two types of girl students in ancient Indian society: onewho studied for knowledge as lifelong students of sacred texts were called Brahmavadinis
and girls who opted to study till their marriage were called
Sadyovadhus" Brahmavadinis with their austere spiritual disciplines catered to the spiritual well being of the entire society the Sadyovadhus dedicated themselves to the welfare of their families, performing routine domestic duties" But both continued to enjoy same status in society even after the centuries as it is well documented by the well reputed sage Maharishi Panini who calls the Brahmavidinis as Upadhyaya, Upadhyayi and Acharya and Sadyovadhus as Upadhyayini and Acharyani "
Education was from top to bottom for all women was equally required irrespective to any kind of discrimination as during the instruction for women in Veda no evidence found which indicate for any particular Varna or class. Women Law makers like Gargi and Maitreyi not only contributed in law making but they also interpreted the law. In the paper evidences from the Vedas and Mahabharata been taken to analyze the situation.
Also it is found that because of their individual freedom they had their social position as high as men' and this was all through equally at all levels "
Vedic culture there is no dissimilarity between male and female observed through analyzing the available Vedic literature" Women were given all sovereignty for their personal development and it was found that several women contributed in inscription,compiling and analyzing Vedic literature" .
In almost all walks of life women were equally leading"
Education was equally significant for women before matrimony" Education and individual freedom was probably the reason largely behind their development.
Jai Maa Durga 🕉💐🌷⛳🙏
Santoshkumar B Pandey at 12.47am.
"A girl also should be brought up and educated with great effort and care." (Mahanirvana Tantra); and
"All forms of knowledge are aspects of Thee; and all women throughout the world are Thy forms." (Devi Mahatmya)
During the Vedic era all women, who so desired, could undergo the sacred thread ceremony or 'Upanayana' (a sacrament to pursue Vedic studies), which is only meant for males even to this day. The mention of female scholars and sages of the Vedic age like Vac, Ambhrni, Romasa, Gargi, Khona in the Vedas corroborates this view.
There has been a prevalent belief in society that educating the girls were more important than the giving birth"
Atharvaveda observes that Celibacy also is equally important for the girls like boys and to build moral character and dedication to the family and society sexual abstinence was emphasized"
A maiden can succeed in her married life only if she is properly trained during studentship"
According to Manu Woman who are destitute of the knowledge of the vedic texts are as impure as falsehood itself"
That is the fixed rule."
Women authors of Vedic hymns like Viswavara, Lopamudra, Apala, Nomasa, Kadru, Juhu, Vagambhruni, Paulomi, Jarita, Sradhakamayani, Saranga, Devajami Yami, etc, all referred to in the Vedas as Mantradrushta or Seers who are capable to assess the future by their researched knowledge" Not only this, women were also well versed in many arts including performing and music as well as in diplomacy and state governance.
These highly intelligent and greatly learned women, who chose the path of Vedic studies, were called 'brahmavadinis', and women who opted out of education for married life were called 'sadyovadhus'. Co-education seems to have existed in this period and both the sexes got equal attention from the teacher. Moreover, ladies from the Kshatriya caste received martial arts courses and arms training.
There is a reference of the Brahmavadinis
'ho aimed at high excellence in scholarship and the women scholars who specialized in mimamsa, epistemological analysis of the knowledge were called Kasakritsnas.
The woman scholar and seers in Vedas referred as
Rishika " And in general the girls were given enough freedom to choose the period of their education" There are two types of girl students in ancient Indian society: onewho studied for knowledge as lifelong students of sacred texts were called Brahmavadinis
and girls who opted to study till their marriage were called
Sadyovadhus" Brahmavadinis with their austere spiritual disciplines catered to the spiritual well being of the entire society the Sadyovadhus dedicated themselves to the welfare of their families, performing routine domestic duties" But both continued to enjoy same status in society even after the centuries as it is well documented by the well reputed sage Maharishi Panini who calls the Brahmavidinis as Upadhyaya, Upadhyayi and Acharya and Sadyovadhus as Upadhyayini and Acharyani "
Education was from top to bottom for all women was equally required irrespective to any kind of discrimination as during the instruction for women in Veda no evidence found which indicate for any particular Varna or class. Women Law makers like Gargi and Maitreyi not only contributed in law making but they also interpreted the law. In the paper evidences from the Vedas and Mahabharata been taken to analyze the situation.
Also it is found that because of their individual freedom they had their social position as high as men' and this was all through equally at all levels "
Vedic culture there is no dissimilarity between male and female observed through analyzing the available Vedic literature" Women were given all sovereignty for their personal development and it was found that several women contributed in inscription,compiling and analyzing Vedic literature" .
In almost all walks of life women were equally leading"
Education was equally significant for women before matrimony" Education and individual freedom was probably the reason largely behind their development.
Jai Maa Durga 🕉💐🌷⛳🙏
Santoshkumar B Pandey at 12.47am.
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