women - What is the truth behind the practice of Sati? How is it . . . The SATI PRACTICE is not older than 800-1000 years back It actually started after the invasion of the MUGHALS Most of the mughals used to acquire woman forcefully, mostly raping and molesting them This caused fear in most royal woman, not because of death, but to loose their SATITVA, which even ends when a other male even touches them
vaishnavism - How did Hindu traditions doctrinally discourage or permit . . . Certain Hindu traditions and schools of thought addressed the practice of sati (widow self-immolation) in texts, commentaries, and ritual codes Some traditions, particularly certain Vaishnava sampradayas, appear to discourage or not prescribe the practice
What is the difference between Sati and Jauhar? Sati was a tradition where a widow gave up her body in the fire after death of her husband Jauhar is a willing offering of oneself in fire because the invaders used to kidnap the women and used to abuse and treat as slaves, hence they gave up their lives instead of surrendering to demonic invaders
Did Shiva get angry on Mata Sati when she doubted Ram? I watched a youtube video in which a saint was saying that Mata Sati once doubted if Ram is actually the avatar of Vishnu and she went to test him To which Shiva got angry on Sati and later abando
Didnt the Sati practice exist in India? [duplicate] And real sati did not involve wife burning and was something else His arguments are as follows: If the wife burning practice actually existed, how come it was completely abolished as soon as a law was passed to illigalize it Laws were passed to abolish child marriage but it continues to exist
How many wives did Lord Shiva have? - Hinduism Stack Exchange So sati and parvati both are the wives of Lord shiva, but we can't say that Lord shiva has two wives because they both did not at a time and parvati was the form of sati so both are same so, Lord shiva has one wife
If Satis body was fully burned, then how 51 shaktipeeth came into . . . The problem with the story is that in Shiva Purana it was mentioned that Sati's body was reduced to ashes Then the question becomes genuine as to how the ashes can be cut into pieces, be it 51 or 108@TriyugiNarayanMani