In our country, women were considered to be the incarnation of adi shakti. Shakti is always described as feminine, often personified as the goddess. We worship them in different form. Still the women in real world is struggling to earn respect in the society. There were many incident and news where women were considered to be an object of pleasure and not been respected the way they should be. Not only this they goes through many exploitation and trauma. Pain and striggle are part of their life. Our ancestors had given some nice lines to remind the importance of women in the society.
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवता
यत्र एता न पूज्यन्ते सर्वास्तत्र अफला क्रियाः
The English translation goes like :
*Yatra naaryastu poojyante ramante tatra Devataah
Yatra eta na poojyante sarvaastatra aphalaa kriyaah.
These Sanskrit lines highlights the importsnce of women and says;
In a community where women folk are respected and adored, God bestows His mercy and bounty there and where this is not done efforts made to improve the lot of the community become unsuccessful.
Yatra = where
Naaryastu = women.
Poojyante = worshipped, adored, respected.
Ramante = like to reside.
Tatra = there
Devta = gods
Eta = they.
Afalaa = without any result, futile .
Kriyaa = action , doing any work.
Women folk play an equally important role in creating prosperity and well being of the society and if they are treated well and respected it is akin to pleasing the Gods. This lines from Vedas is often quoted but in actual practice women are discriminated and ill treated in all walks of life among many communities in India, with the result that they are still backward and underdeveloped.
Being a girl myself, i always look out for a peaceful life. Through these lines I wanted to reminds all of us and our leaders that it is still not too late to amend our attitude and behaviour toward women. We equally deserve a better life than mere exploitation.
