Why praising goddess when can’t respect women??
Maximum number of people has the mentality
of choosing son over daughter. Even many educated people involve in Female
Infanticide. They pray to Goddess Durga, Kali, Parvati and so on, but still
prefer to have a son in family, who can take their name ahead. Even if the girl
child is born, they do not get the same love and respect as her male sibling. The increasing number of rapes suggests how
the women are considered as an object.
This relative of mine is a
perfect example of this. He adores his son, but hates his wife and daughter. He
takes alcohol daily and sometimes even turns violent towards his family. But, he
turns very religious in Navratras, does nine days fasting, avoids alcohol, and
sleeps on floor. He believes in doing Hawan in Navratras to make Goddess Durga
happy. And on tenth day of Navratra, he resumes his daily life. He is again the
same, insulting his wife and daughter.
My question is, how can Goddess
be happy, if we can’t respect our own women? Doing hawan, poojas, and spending unnecessarily
on making her happy won’t actually make her happy. Her true happiness lies in
respecting women and doing the positive karmas.