"...When her father, or her brother with her father's permission, gives her to someone, she should obey that man while he is alive and not violate her vow to him when he is dead..."
— Women in Hinduism

January 1, 1970

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Hinduism and women
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Manusmriti, Chapter 4, translated by Wendy Doniger & Brian Smith; see Social Transformation in Post-conflict Nepal: A Gender Perspective; Veiled Gurus: A Hindu Mother's Experiential Involvement in Religious Knowledge Transmission; Asian Values: Encounter with Diversity