PranAm Renuka,
No need to bash our sacred vaidik tradition of Sati. From the study on Purana and Itihasa we come to know ancient history of Hindus. In Scriptures, nowhere sati is mentioned as evil rather it is praised. Scriptures hail to such woman who enter into fire with intense devotion thinking her husband as God Vishnu himself.
The truth of sati is that it was never forceful. Women themselves used to enter into their husband's funeral fire. That's is a part of devotion and I think no one can comprehend such devotion to husband.
Rukmini devi-incarnation, wife of Bhagavan Krishna, entered into funeral fire of him. So do you think it was forceful?
Besides, not all widow women used to go for sati. Those who'd small children, they were not following Sati. One of the example is of Kunti. She didn't follow sati as her sons pandava were young.
In short, Sati tradition was never forceful. It was all dependent on one's own decision. However unfortunately in the flow of time some evil minded persons made it mandatory to widows.
Anti-hindus can say blah blah on this to defame Hinsuism. They intentionally don't talk about that Sati which wasn't forceful at all. But we don't care. Yes, I believe in Sati and not support to follow it once again in this Yuga. Because prerequisite for entering into fire is the intense devotion to husband as god, which is surely lacking in today's women. Todays women view their husbands as their source of income and as a protection. If you are saying about those women who love, then I say that that same woman feels fear while sitting near to dead body and finally she leaves his husband's body. So where's true love? There's nothing like true love in this mortal world. Only the love towards God is true love and he never leaves his sons Jiva even after their death. For him no one is greater or lower.
Thus true love between wife and husband is like the love between devotee and god. Husband is her god and she worships him as god. Scriptures say such devoted woman reaches the highest abode of Vishnu, Vaikuntha, along with his husband.
So you should wake up. The devotion to Hari is the only way. The devotion to Hari is the only way. Nothingness is nothing
While typing this post, I'm seeing there outside from the window of room, clouds are raining heavily. The love emerging out from nature by Union with the rain, cows are eating grass, Im observing them, they look very happy, as if vishnu is pleasing them in the form of dark rain cloud, feeling great, the love is everywhere, thus the devotion is everywhere. I'm wondering is love different from Supreme Brahman Vishnu?
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