Mutual consent
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 5
Another sentence in this verse is very significant: kauṭumbikaḥ krudhyati vai janāya. When one's mind is disturbed in so many ways, he satisfies himself by becoming angry with his poor wife and children. The wife and children are naturally dependent on the father, but the father, being unable to maintain the family properly, becomes mentally distressed and therefore chastises the family members unnecessarily. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.2.9): ācchinna-dāra-draviṇā yāsyanti giri-kānanam. Being disgusted with family life, one separates from the family by divorce or some other means. If one has to separate, why not separate willingly? Systematic separation is better than forced separation. Forced separation cannot make anyone happy, but by mutual consent or by the Vedic arrangement one must separate from his family affairs at a certain age and fully depend on Kṛṣṇa. This makes one's life successful.
| Page Title: | Mutual consent |
| Compiler: | Labangalatika, Namrata |
| Created: | 29 of Sep, 2009 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=3 |
| No. of Quotes: | 5 |