Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Contact between man and woman

The higher-caste men, namely the brahmanas and ksatriyas, could accept a woman of the vaisya or the sudra community, but a man from the lower castes could not contact a woman of the higher caste.

A woman approaching a man for contact should never be refused, but at the same time the discretion as above mentioned may also be considered.

Contact between man and woman is natural, but that also must be carried out under regulative principles so that social consecration may not be disturbed or unwanted worthless population be increased for the unrest of the world.

(SB 1.14.42 - Purport)