सती: इतिहास र मीमांसा [Sati]

by Sujit Mainali

पुरुषप्रधान समाजमा पत्नीको प्रयोजन भनेकै पतिको कुलका लागि छोरा जन्माइदिनु हो । पत्नीबाट जन्मिएको छोरो आफ्नै रहेको सुनिश्चित गर्न स्त्रीको यौनजीवनलाई कठोर अनुशासन'मा राख्न पतिहरूले आवश्यक ठाने । यसका लागि पातिव्रत्यको महिमा गाएर पत्नीलाई सिर्फ पतिप्रति बफादार बन्न प्रेरित गरियो । पतिव्रता धर्मको कठोरतम रूप हो, सतीप्रथा । यसले पत्नीलाई जन्मजन्मान्तरसम्म पतिकी अनुगामिनी बन्न उक्साउने र बाध्य पार्ने दुवै काम गर्छ । पतिको मृत्युपछि पनि पत्नीलाई 'परपुरुषगामिनी' बन्न नदिन उसको हत्या गरिदिन्छ ।

368 pages, Paperback

Published September 16, 2021

Reviews

[Bindesh Dahal · Rating 4 out of 5]

गहिरो विश्लेषण !

[Bijaya Tiwari]

This book had 3 recorded real sati incident happened in Nepal. Gives a small hint that, the earth now is the result of evolution rather than the gods as we are made believed, it deciphers the act of some rishis, Mahabharat, Krishna (how krishna's wife were sent to sati) and even highlights buddha, to question if sati system existed at his era (because there is no any discussion of this system in his memoirs or teachings), whether the mahabharata or the scriptures were fictional. However, talking about Nepal, this book explains sati system practices on different regions of Nepal, Sati system was introduced from Rajasthan, India.
The new fact for me was :
1.this custom was heavily practiced during malla period, total of 33 members went to sati when a king died. It had became the demonstration of status that the more people are sent to sati the more good it is.
2.Tirahutiya brahaman fled from India to Nepal, Malla considered them as a part of the system and how taleju bhawani was introduced as their goddess.
3. Only Royals practiced this , later spread to brahmin and Chhetris as a fashion. Janjatis and other caste were devoid of this culture, howsoever, there are few incident that gurung people followed this.
4. Not only female but Male workers were also sent to sati termed as satu.

I cannot write more, because it has many stories and facts.

[Kshitij Chaurel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sati Custom was one of the most heinous cultural practices that ever existed in the world. Just imagaine, women were cremated alive with husband's dead body.

Many cultural practices throughout development of human civilization have done nothing but oppression against humans themselves.