Mahabharata

So this Mahabharata was made by Vyasadeva for these stri-sūdra-divja-bandhūnam. Therefore Mahabharata is called fifth Vedas. There are four Vedas-Sama, Yajuḥ, Rk, Atharva-and Mahabharata is the fifth Veda. And the essence of Vedic knowledge is given within the Mahabharata, this Bhagavad-gita. So although woman is inferior than the man, still, the Vedic civilization is so perfect that the man, as father, as husband or as son, takes care, full care of the woman. This is Vedic civilization. Therefore it is said that matuḥ priya-cikirsaya. The son was ready always to see that "Mother is not unhappy. My father has gone away. So she may not feel the absence of my father." This very word is very significant, matuḥ priya-cikirsaya. She was..., He was always ready to take care of the mother. And the best care is to give her knowledge. Because women are supposed to be less intelligent, therefore they should be given knowledge. And they should also follow. They should follow the father's instruction, they should follow the husband's instruction, they should follow grown-up, learned scholar like Kapiladeva. Then their life is perfect. Dependent. Remain dependent.    (More...)