What Is the Duty of a Woman in the World?

[Smt. Rupa Murthy asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji! I really admire Your different perspective and underlying meaning of Your discourses. I have a few questions, which I have presented below. My questions are related to woman’s duty in this world.

What is more important in a woman’s life?

Is dealing with toxic relationship considered great? or

is being mother is considered great? or

is being career orient person is great?

She will be able to manage all together only if she found a proper life partner and supporting family (in-laws) which is almost not possible in today’s life. no mater how many achievements she made in her life, she is treated well only if she becomes mother.

I am not able to figure out why marriage and kids are being given lot of importance in woman’s life.

Being a career oriented person and pregnant for 7months and with all these questions am not able to enjoy my motherhood.

Are all these questions arising in my mind because of the situations that am going through? Is this a test by God? Am I on the correct path? I am entangled in all these thoughts and am confused. How a woman can be able to lead motherhood and career both with minimal support? Please help me and remove my ignorance swami. Regards, Rupa Murthy]

Swami replied: God is the basic support of worldly life (Pravrutti) and spiritual life (Nivrutti). Several confusing questions are playing with you like several tigers surrounding a cow in the forest. If you want to solve all these conflicts of worldly issues, you must surrender to God totally and develop immense devotion to God, which alone will divert your mind in the properly channelized way. Marriage and children are important not only for a woman but also for a man. To rectify the problems after marriage, one must be devoted to God. God will certainly help. One must be careful before selecting the life partner. Once selected and settled in the life, intensive devotion to God alone is the path to solve the problems.

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