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In the Vedic social structure, finding a good husband is considered a primary milestone in a woman's life. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that a woman naturally desires a good home, fine garments, good children, and above all, a good husband. To secure this, young girls in Vedic culture would undergo austerities and worship Lord Śiva or Goddess Durgā. However, the ultimate definition of a "good husband" goes beyond material care; it refers to a devotee who can guide his wife in spiritual life, ensuring that they both achieve liberation. | |||
* '''Natural Ambitions:''' It is natural for a woman to desire security and happiness through a good husband, who provides a peaceful home and protection. | |||
* '''Vedic Selection Process:''' Traditionally, the selection of a husband was entrusted to parents or achieved through specific religious vows, rather than independent courtship. | |||
* '''The Devotee Husband:''' A truly good husband is one who is advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Association with such a husband makes a woman's life successful, as she shares in his spiritual advancement. | |||
* '''Mutual Cooperation:''' The wife acts as the "better half" (ardhāṅginī), assisting her husband in his duties. This cooperation in service to the Lord creates a perfect atmosphere for spiritual progress. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Qualities and Selection of a Good Husband|Qualities and Selection of a Good Husband.]] | |||
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Theme Analysis
In the Vedic social structure, finding a good husband is considered a primary milestone in a woman's life. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that a woman naturally desires a good home, fine garments, good children, and above all, a good husband. To secure this, young girls in Vedic culture would undergo austerities and worship Lord Śiva or Goddess Durgā. However, the ultimate definition of a "good husband" goes beyond material care; it refers to a devotee who can guide his wife in spiritual life, ensuring that they both achieve liberation.
- Natural Ambitions: It is natural for a woman to desire security and happiness through a good husband, who provides a peaceful home and protection.
- Vedic Selection Process: Traditionally, the selection of a husband was entrusted to parents or achieved through specific religious vows, rather than independent courtship.
- The Devotee Husband: A truly good husband is one who is advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Association with such a husband makes a woman's life successful, as she shares in his spiritual advancement.
- Mutual Cooperation: The wife acts as the "better half" (ardhāṅginī), assisting her husband in his duties. This cooperation in service to the Lord creates a perfect atmosphere for spiritual progress.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Qualities and Selection of a Good Husband.
Pages in category "Good Husband"
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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- A woman's nature, of course, is that she (Devahuti) wants a good house, good food, fine garments, good children, and a good husband. These are a woman's ambitions. Thus Kardama Muni proved to her that she had received the best husband
- According to the Vedic system, when small girls ten or twelve years old would go to the bank of the Ganges to take their bath, they would especially worship Lord Siva with prayers to get good husbands in the future
- According to Vedic civilization, unmarried girls from ten to fourteen years of age are supposed to worship either Lord Siva or Goddess Durga in order to get a nice husband
- According to Vedic understanding, the woman, the body of woman is lower-grade birth. Therefore if she's fortunate to have a good husband, devotee, and if she becomes faithful to that husband, then her life is successful. That is called tapasya
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- Even this (qualified girl given chance to select good husband), however, was limited by very strict conditions. Draupadi's father, for example, placed a fish on the ceiling
- Every woman wants a good husband, good home, good children, little ornaments, nice food. That is the ambition of every woman, but they are hopeless
I
- I am always remembering with pleasure you and your good husband Dayananda, and how you have been with me practically since the first and how you are serving Krishna so sincerely
- I am sure under your care they will be trained as good husband and wife, following your example, and be happy in life in Krsna Consciousness
- I know you are always eager to help me in all respects, and what can I do for you except pray to Krishna that you become more and more advanced in Krishna Consciousness along with your very, very good husband
- I shall be glad if the Brahmacarinis can have nice husbands, and live as Grhasthas. But if they cannot find out good husbands, it is better to remain a Brahmacarini all the life, even though it is little difficult
- If you and your good husband require to live together to advance nicely in Krishna Consciousness, that is very good proposal
- In Bengal even today if a woman lives for a long time with her husband, she is considered very fortunate. A woman generally desires a good husband, good children, a good home, prosperity, opulence and so on
- In modern America, any girl may select a husband as she likes, although for a common girl this is actually not very good. But even in those times an uncommon, highly qualified girl who knew how to select a good husband was given the chance to do so
- In Vedic literature there are so many recommendations: if one wants to cure his disease, he worships the sun, or if a girl wants a good husband, she worships Lord Siva, or if one wants to become beautiful, he worships such and such god
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- Laksmidevi shows compassion toward women who worship the Lord for the benediction of possessing a good husband. Although such women desire to be happy with children, wealth, a long duration of life and everything dear to them, they cannot possibly do so
- Lord Siva is generally worshiped by Hindu maidens to get a good husband. Gandhari satisfied Lord Siva, and by his benediction to obtain one hundred sons, she was betrothed to Dhrtarastra, despite his being blind forever