I-Vedas ithi umsebenzi oyinhloko wowesifazane ukusiza nokusekela umyeni wakhe, omsebenzi wakhe ukufeza imisebenzi yakhe nokuqhubeka namasiko omndeni. Iqhaza elikhulu labesifazane ukuzala nokukhulisa izingane. Njengakuzo zonke izinkolo ezinkulu zomhlaba, ebuHindu isikhundla esivelele sabelwa indoda. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi kwezinye izikhathi (njengesibonelo, ngesikhathi sokubusa kwamaGupta). Abesifazane basebenza njengothisha, babamba iqhaza ezingxoxweni nasezingxoxweni zomphakathi. Nokho, amalungelo anjalo anikezwa abesifazane bomphakathi ophakeme kuphela.
Ngokuvamile, amaVeda abeka umthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu nezibopho endodeni futhi anikeze owesifazane indima yomngane othembekile endleleni yakhe yokufeza imigomo. Owesifazane wathola noma yikuphi ukuqashelwa nenhlonipho emphakathini mayelana naye njengendodakazi, umama noma unkosikazi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngemva kokushonelwa umyeni wakhe, owesifazane naye walahlekelwa isikhundla sakhe emphakathini futhi wabhekana nobunzima obuningi. Imibhalo iyenqabela indoda ukuphatha umkayo ngendelelo, futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, ngolaka. Umsebenzi wakhe ukuvikela nokunakekela owesifazane wakhe, unina wezingane zakhe kuze kube usuku lokugcina. Indoda ayinalo ilungelo lokulahla umkayo, njengoba eyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwalapho egula ngengqondo, lapho umfazi engakwazi ukunakekela nokukhulisa abantwana, kanye nasezimweni zokuphinga. Indoda iphinde inakekele nomama wayo osekhulile.
Abesifazane kubuHindu bathathwa njengomfanekiso womuntu woMama Wendawo Yonke, uShakti - amandla amsulwa. Amasiko anquma izindima ezi-4 ezihlala njalo zowesifazane oshadile:.
Ngemva kokushona komyeni wakhe, kweminye imiphakathi, umfelokazi wenza inkambiso yokuzibulala - ukuzibulala emngcwabeni womngcwabo womyeni wakhe. Lo mkhuba awuvunyelwe okwamanje. Abanye besifazane abalahlekelwa umondli wabo baqhubeka behlala ngaphansi kokuvikelwa ngamadodana noma izihlobo zabo eziseduze. Ubunzima nokuhlupheka komfelokazi kwanda endabeni yomfelokazi osemusha. Ukufa kwendoda okungalindelekile bekulokhu kuhlotshaniswa nomkayo. Izihlobo zomyeni zabeka icala kunkosikazi okukholakala ukuthi nguyena olethe amashwa emzini.
Ngokomlando, isikhundla sabesifazane eNdiya besingacacile. Ngokombono, wayenamalungelo amaningi futhi ejabulela isikhundla esiphakeme njengokubonakaliswa kobunkulunkulu. Nokho, empeleni, abesifazane abaningi babephila impilo edabukisayo yokukhonza abayeni babo. Esikhathini esidlule, ngaphambi kwenkululeko, amadoda angamaHindu ayengaba namakhosikazi angaphezu koyedwa noma amakhosikazi. Imibhalo yenkolo yobuHindu ibeka indoda enkabeni yesenzo. Bathi akumele umuntu wesifazane akhathazeke futhi aphelelwe amandla, nendlu lapho owesifazane ehlupheka khona ngeke abe nokuthula nenjabulo. Ngendlela efanayo, i-Vedas ibeka izithibelo eziningi ezivimbela inkululeko yowesifazane. Ngokuvamile, abesifazane besigaba esiphansi babenenkululeko enkulu kakhulu kunalabo bezigaba eziphakeme.
Namuhla, isikhundla sabesifazane baseNdiya sishintsha kakhulu. Indlela yokuphila yabesifazane basemadolobheni ihluke kakhulu kweyasemakhaya. Isikhundla sabo sincike kakhulu emfundweni nasezimweni ezibonakalayo zomkhaya. Abesifazane banamuhla basemadolobheni babhekana nobunzima kokubili ngokomsebenzi nasezimpilweni zabo zomuntu siqu, kodwa ukuphila kubangcono nakanjani kunangaphambili. Isibalo semishado yothando siyakhula, futhi abafelokazi sebenelungelo lokuphila futhi bangaphinde bashade. Nokho, owesifazane kubuHindu unendlela ende okufanele ayihambe ukuze afinyelele ukulingana nendoda. Ngeshwa, basabhekene nodlame, isihluku nokudelela, kanye nokuhushulwa kwezisu ngobulili.