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पुरुष पशु है, और महिला भी || आचार्य प्रशांत, वेदांत महोत्सव (2022)
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Violence
Male-Female Nature
Subtle Violence
Animal Instincts
Draupadi
Bhima
Mahabharata
Awakening
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a question about why men seem to start more fights and wars than women. He begins by acknowledging that a man's violence, unconsciousness, and animalism are very overt and obvious. When a man fights, it is apparent, like an intoxicated elephant trampling everything in its path. However, he clarifies that women are naturally different but equally violent. He states that both men and women are animals, and it is a natural law that they are equally so. The key difference lies in the expression of their violence; a woman's violence is subtle and often goes unnoticed. He explains that both genders commit violence according to their self-interest and the means available to them. A man possesses physical strength, which he uses for violence. A woman, lacking this physical prowess, does not wield a mace but instead uses her own set of tools: feminine emotions, tactics, and strategies. He gives the example of fights between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which he says can be so intense that a man would be frightened. He also points to dowry deaths, questioning if the mother-in-law isn't equally responsible, often being the one to sprinkle the kerosene. He argues that attachment and affection, which are more prevalent in women, are themselves a great form of violence. Acharya Prashant uses the example of Bhima and Draupadi from the Mahabharata to illustrate his point. While Bhima's physical violence against Dushasana is visible, Draupadi's role in instigating it is not. It was Draupadi who made Bhima take an oath to wash her hair with Dushasana's blood. Therefore, the violence seen on the battlefield is not the complete story; one must see where it is being directed from. He notes that while Bhima appears more violent, it is an injustice to men to place the entire blame on them when the violence was instigated by Draupadi. She used her own powers to bind Bhima and make him act. Similarly, he points out that fights between brothers often start after their marriages, instigated by conflicts between their wives. He concludes that women are not less violent; their methods are just different, but their underlying tendency is the same.