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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Woman

Although woman-slaughter is considered as adharma in Hinduism, in the great epic Ramayana, the god Rama – an avatar of Vishnu – is convinced by his guru Vishvamitra that killing the yakshini Taraka is according to dharma. To convince his pupil, the sage gives the example of Kavyamata, who was plotting to "appropriate herself to the dominion of Indra" and was killed by Vishnu, implying that treacherous and wicked persons could be punished as per the dharma of the king, regardless of gender.

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