Guest guest Report post Posted October 13, 2004 > > > There is one canakya sloka which often misued. > > > > It is something about beating a drum, beating a woman.. > > I wonder if anyone has that sloka. I cannot find it. I saw it once and > > it was not at all as it is generally misquoted.. It did say beating a > > drum, but the others were different.. > > There is nothing in Canakya's Niti-sastra about beating a drum or a wife, > but since he obviously got most of his maxims from Brhaspati's Niti-sara, > from the Garuda Purana, I checked there and did find in 1.109.31: > > "Wicked persons, artisans, slaves, defiled ones, drums and women are > softened by being beaten; they do not deserve gentle handling." > > Note: this is a translation by J.L. Shastri (Motilal Banarsidass > Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1978, 1990 / ISBN: 81-208-0344-2 Vol. I). I cannot > say anything about the accuracy of the translation or its proper context. This kind of verses is not something that is worth repeating by the devotees. You can beat a drum, but beating women by equating them with drums is not vedic. I would say these types of verses were inserted into some portions of the Vedas by wicked men themselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
