paapiman Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Warning: Sexually explicit material below. Daas will kindly request sangat, below the age of 25 or people who are greatly affected by Lust, to stay away from this discussion. Please read the Charitar: Bhul chuk maaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chatanga1 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Would it be usual for a bania/trader to be a servant in someones house? Reading this the main feature to me stands out as loyalty and hypocrisy. The woman is giving her husband a lecture on loyalty upto the point of sacrificing oneself to remain loyal yet is unloyal herself. The husband has seen his wife with Banka yet does not address this with his wife. From the story it seems that she took the initiative and gained the upperhand right from the start. Another thing that is striking is that his own wife beat him with a shoe. Hitting someone with a shoe is very insulting/degrading in Hindostani culture. So not only is his intelligence insulted, his loyalty questioned, but he is also degraded all the whilst thinking his wide has taught him a valuable lesson. In the original story the Queen tried to have relations with the Prince and when there was danger of exposure she took the upperhand by accusing the Prince of forcing himself on her. May be the Minister is trying to tell the King that you think your wife is teaching you a lesson in loyalty but in reality she is really doing the opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paapiman Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 13 hours ago, chatanga1 said: Would it be usual for a bania/trader to be a servant in someones house? Excellent observation. A member of the trader caste definitely doesn't look good working as a servant (a job which was traditionally done by the so-called lowest caste of Shudars) in someone's house. Maybe it's an indication (by the wise minister to the king) that the trader does not fit the role of a servant. Similarly, Chitar Mati does not fit the role of a queen or a step-mother. Bhul chuk maaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paapiman Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 13 hours ago, chatanga1 said: The husband has seen his wife with Banka yet does not address this with his wife. He is an example of an henpecked husband. Bhul chuk maaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 14 hours ago, paapiman said: He is an example of an henpecked husband. That could be a reason why he, as a bania, is working as a shudra. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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