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In the laws of the state, a woman, a child, a brahmin and cow has no fault. They have no . . . I mean to say, in the criminal court they are never prosecuted. That is the Hindu law

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"In the laws of the state, a woman, a child, a brahmin and cow has no fault. They have no . . . I mean to say, in the criminal court they are never prosecuted. That is the Hindu law"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

The woman, the cow, the brahmin, the children—they are meant for absolute protection. That is the Vedic conception. They should always be given full protection. The children, the women, the brahmin and the cows, they have no fault. In the laws of the state, a woman, a child, a brahmin and cow has no fault. They have no . . . I mean to say, in the criminal court they are never prosecuted. That is the Hindu law. Now, therefore the whole idea is that the . . . we are . . . we, the living entities—we are not enjoyer, we are enjoyed.

Just like a crude example. Because we have got our material senses, so example, in material world, we can just understand. Just like the husband and the wife. Now, the husband is called the enjoyer, puruṣa. Puruṣa. Puruṣa, man. Man is called puruṣa. Puruṣa means enjoyer. And the wife is called strī. Strī. Strī means woman, and strī means prakṛti. Prakṛti means which is enjoyed. The subject and the object. But the enjoyment, actually the enjoyment between husband and wife, that is participated by both. There is no division. When the actual enjoyment is there, there is no division the husband is enjoying more or the wife is enjoying less or like that. There is no such division when the enjoyment is there. This is a crude example.

But still, there is division. The husband is called the enjoyer, and the wife is called the enjoyed. Husband is called the predominator, and the wife is called predominated. Of course, in our India, Hindu conception of life, that a woman, a woman, according to our Manu-saṁhitā scripture, woman is always protected. A woman is never given independence. She is protected during her childhood by the father, and she is protected in her youth by the husband, and she is protected in her old age by her sons. That is the conception.

And the woman, the cow, the brahmin, the children—they are meant for absolute protection. That is the Vedic conception. They should always be given full protection. The children, the women, the brahmin and the cows, they have no fault. In the laws of the state, a woman, a child, a brahmin and cow has no fault. They have no . . . I mean to say, in the criminal court they are never prosecuted. That is the Hindu law. Now, therefore the whole idea is that the . . . we are . . . we, the living entities—we are not enjoyer, we are enjoyed.

We . . . God . . . God has expanded in many, and out of the many, we are. Out of the many, we are also. We are, you are, I am, you are—every one of us—we are all expansions of the Supreme Lord. Eko bahu syām. The God willed that "I shall become many. I shall become many." Now, why He becomes many? God is one without second, but He, out of His own sweet will, He becomes many. Now, why He becomes many? He becomes many to enjoy, because without becoming many, nobody can enjoy. Just, for example, I am speaking here. Now, you are five gentleman and ladies present here. So we are enjoying these topics. But if there would have been five hundred here, people assembled, the enjoyment would have been more. And if there would have been no persons sitting here, simply myself speaking, there would have been no enjoyment.

Page Title:In the laws of the state, a woman, a child, a brahmin and cow has no fault. They have no . . . I mean to say, in the criminal court they are never prosecuted. That is the Hindu law
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-10-07, 05:55:28
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1