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विवाह में आमतौर पर लड़की की उम्र लड़के से कम क्यों होती है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2019)
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Patriarchy
Social Traditions
Exploitation of Women
Sexual Maturity
Swayamvar
Spirituality
Wisdom
Human Constructs
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the traditional practice of men marrying younger women is rooted in biological and social factors rather than love or spirituality. Biologically, girls reach sexual maturity earlier than boys, leading to a calculation aimed at matching their sexual ages. Socially, a significant age gap allows men in patriarchal societies to dominate and control women more easily, as the older male often possesses more experience and financial stability. Furthermore, younger women are often preferred to ensure a longer period of physical youth, a longer duration for domestic labor, and a more extended window for childbearing. He asserts that most of these traditions are exploitative and were designed by those in power to subjugate women. He further critiques historical practices like the 'Swayamvar', noting that they were not truly empowering for women. These events were limited to the elite and based on martial skills rather than genuine love or compatibility. If a woman loved an ordinary man or someone who lacked specific skills like archery, the 'Swayamvar' offered her no choice. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that liberation from such exploitative traditions comes through wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual light. He concludes by stating that human-made constructs, such as specific days of the week or calendar years, have no inherent truth in nature or the cosmos; they are merely arbitrary human inventions.