The
widow who was burnt on the funeral pyre of her dead husband is depicted in
Indian Brahmanical traditions and in popular English accounts. Sometime, it was
used as an adjective or a noun and means ‘that which is’ which exists, or that
which is ‘free’, more specific meanings can be derived such as ‘good’,
‘faithful’, ‘virtuous’ honest, or ideal wife who was linked with her husband in
a relationship of unshakeable devotion and subordination. The depictions of
this are found in Brahmanical mythology. The term Sati was not always used for widow burning on the funeral pyre of
her husband as the episodes of ‘Sati Parvati’,
‘Sati Sita Mata and ‘Sati Savatri’ etc. In early Indian
mythology the notion was portrayed in complete accordance with the ideal of Sati, but not a widow.
Showing posts with label Women in Rajput Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women in Rajput Society. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The Agnisnan (fire-bath) a Rajputs Feudal Fashion (from 7th to 13th C.A.D.) by Gian Chand Chauhan
The
widow who was burnt on the funeral pyre of her dead husband is depicted in
Indian Brahmanical traditions and in popular English accounts. Sometime, it was
used as an adjective or a noun and means ‘that which is’ which exists, or that
which is ‘free’, more specific meanings can be derived such as ‘good’,
‘faithful’, ‘virtuous’ honest, or ideal wife who was linked with her husband in
a relationship of unshakeable devotion and subordination. The depictions of
this are found in Brahmanical mythology. The term Sati was not always used for widow burning on the funeral pyre of
her husband as the episodes of ‘Sati Parvati’,
‘Sati Sita Mata and ‘Sati Savatri’ etc. In early Indian
mythology the notion was portrayed in complete accordance with the ideal of Sati, but not a widow.
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