According to Vedic politics, the children and Brahmin, old men and woman, they have no fault. They are out of all laws of the state. Their fault will never be taken as seriously. They are innocent. They require protection

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"According to Vedic politics, the children and Brāhmin, old men and woman, they have no fault. They are out of all laws of the state. Their fault will never be taken as seriously. They are innocent. They require protection"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

So children, Brāhmin, and here it is said strī, woman. According to Vedic politics, the children and Brāhmin, old men and woman, they have no fault. They are out of all laws of the state. Their fault will never be taken as seriously. They are innocent. They require protection. Now the agitation is that woman should have equal rights with man. So that is not Vedic idea. Vedic idea is that woman should be always protected. She is not independent. Just like child. All these children, their mother is always attentive. Child is going here; he (she) is taking care.

730513 - Lecture SB 01.08.51 - Los Angeles

Jagadīśa: "I have killed many friends of women and have thus caused enmity to such an extent that it is not possible to undo it by material welfare work."

Prabhupāda: So here is a special reference to the woman, strīṇām. Previously there was reference of bāla-dvija. Eh? Previous verse? (looks for verse) Yes.

Bāla-dvija-suhṛn-mitra-pitṛ-bhrātṛ-guru-druhaḥ (SB 1.8.49). Bāla. Bāla means children. Dvija. Dvija means brāhmaṇa or Vaiṣṇava, who are fully engaged in the matter of cultivating spiritual knowledge. Brahma jānātīti brāhmaṇaḥ: one who knows what is Absolute Truth, Brahman.

So children, Brāhmin, and here it is said strī, woman. According to Vedic politics, the children and Brāhmin, old men and woman, they have no fault. They are out of all laws of the state. Their fault will never be taken as seriously. They are innocent. They require protection. Now the agitation is that woman should have equal rights with man. So that is not Vedic idea. Vedic idea is that woman should be always protected. She is not independent. Just like child. All these children, their mother is always attentive. Child is going here; he (she) is taking care.

So that dependence is required. If the child says: "I am independent," that is not for his profit. The child must be taken care of. That is good. Similarly, woman also. Just like old man like us, I am always taken care of. Similarly, a Brāhmin also should be taken care of, first consideration. First protection, Brāhmin, saintly person. That is civilization. That is human society. Not that the children, women and the Brāhmin should be treated like cats and dogs. No. That is not civilization.

So Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira is very much repentant: "I have killed so many men, and they are, some of them are father, some of them are brother, some of them are sons, some of them are husbands of the women. And because I have killed them, now this woman class, they have become friendless." So he is . . . just see how much he is aggrieved, thinking of the condition of the woman. And people accuse that India, woman are considered just like slaves. Just see. The king is thinking of woman so seriously, and is it a fact that in India woman is taken as slaves? Who cares for the slaves, so much anxiety? And that is king. Yes. A king shall give protection to everyone, especially those who are helpless.