Page 21 - Defending Prabhupada Words - By Harivlas Das

We will proceed to reveal point by point how Brahma
das purposely misinterprets statements and makes false
allegations and conclusions about the words of His Divine
Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

Brahma das asks, “Are women always required to be under
the direct protection of a man?” The answer he gives is no.
According the SB 9.10.11 as discussed above, the answer is
yes. Srila Prabhupada has simply repeated the scriptural
knowledge in this respect and Brahma das is emphatically
trying to say that Srila Prabhupada’s scriptural statement is
wrong and therefore can be ignored. The question to ask is
why Brahma das is trying to debunk a scripturally correct
statement made by Srila Prabhupada?

Brahma das writes, “Furthermore Bhaktivinoda says that
even scripture is affected by the bias of its author(s). He
writes: “It is an obvious fact that a man is greatly devoted to
his homeland and even great sages (who wrote scripture)
were influenced by this tendency.”

Srila Prabhupada grew up at the end of the 19th century
and early 20th century in a culture where Indian women
were submissive and dedicated to raising children and
maintaining home and hearth. Srila Prabhupada has
simply repeated “According to the Vedic rule, there is no
scope for a woman being independent (asmaksam), for a
woman cannot protect herself independently.”
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