Prabhupāda: . . .of kṣatriya. Kṣatriya girls were not married so easily. There were so many competitors. You know Rukmiṇī, rukmiṇī-haraṇa? Kṛṣṇa had to fight. Without fighting there was no marriage.
Hari-śauri: Now we have fighting after marriage. (laughter)
Prabhupāda: Fight your wife, not with a lion. Poor woman, helpless—no father, no husband, no son. This is the civilization. They are forlorn, and they are forced to take the profession of . . . What is that? What is that advertisement? Forget. Upper and down . . .? What is that?
Hari-śauri: Topless, bottomless.
Prabhupāda: Topless, bottomless.
Bhāgavata: They are forced to dancing halls.
Prabhupāda: Just see. Obliged. (break) . . .no means, either welfare or topless dance. No father, no son, no husband. That's civilization? Rascal civilization. Huh? They should be given protection. This is Vedic civilization. Na strīya svātantryam arha . . . They must be given. Like children, they must be given protection. No protection. No father. Father-mother divorce. She is alone. Then no husband, no children. What is this civilization? Always helpless. I have seen so many old women feeling helpless. Yes. Oh, yes.
Hari-śauri: Oh, yes. They stick them in a home now.
Prabhupāda: Nothing. And on account of their helplessness, these rascals are enjoying: "Come here in the club, in the shop." Advertise, "Topless, bottomless." This is going on. And they claim to be civilized.
Hari-śauri: Women's liberation.