Women in Hinduism

For all those of you who think you know all of Hinduism and you have the right to moral police Hindu girls, this is something for you from your own Hindu scriptures. The Rig Veda is where the Divine Truths are revealed to rishikas (female sages)(how many Hindus know such a term even exists). There are more than thirty rishikas in Rig Vedas with specific hymns associated with them.

There are numerous hymns in the Rig Veda indicating the high status given to women in Vedic society. The Rig Veda states that the lady should her choose her own husband and the marriage hymn states that the daughter-in-law should be treated as a queen, samraajni, by all the family members especially the mother-in-law, husband, father-in-law. The bride was even exhorted to address the religious assembly:

“Become the house-hold's mistress; Ruler of the home, you will address the religious assembly.” To be asked to address the assembly was regarded as an honor by most sages.

Synonyms for ‘woman’ in the Vedas
A woman as wife is denoted by three words; jaya, jani and patni. Of these, jaya is the woman who gives birth to one's progeny, jani is the mother of children and patni is the co-partner in the religious duties.

Similarly the word ‘strii = woman’ are also interchanged with:
Aditi: She who is not dependent
Aghnya: She who is not to be hurt
Brhati: She who is large hearted
Chandra: She who is happy
Devakaama: She who is pious
Devi: She who is divine
Dhruva: She who is firm
Havya: She who is worthy of invocation
Ida: She who is worshippable
Jyota: She who is illuminating; bright
Kaamya: She who is lovable
Mahi: She who is great
Mena: She who deserves respect
Nari: She who is not inimical to anyone
Purandhih: She who is munificent; liberal
Rtavari: She who is the preserver, forester of truth
Sanjaya: She who is victorious
Sarasvati: She who is scholarly
Simhi: She who is courageous
Subhdha: She who is knowledgeable
Suyama: She who is self - disciplined
Vishruta: She who is learned

There are 21 names of rishikas mentioned in the Vedas. How many of you self-righteous Hindus (or even Indians) know even one of those names? Hindus don’t realize this since the time of the British rule where British men started writing translations for these Sanskrit texts and they omit and retain whichever portions they like. They also brought in their patriarchal ideas from Britain and ingrained it in our minds because the last thing the British wanted was educated Indian women asking them questions. It’s sad even until today Hindus are still carrying this slavery mentality within them. The prime example is, Indian men and some Indian women being unable to take questions asked by KK and accept unbiased judgment.

What I can’t stand the most is some bodoh sombong Hindus who can’t read Sanskrit, who haven’t read his or her own scriptures, moral policing other Hindu girls.