In English
However, the converse is also true. For instance, a householder in the (period of domestic life) who is supposed to perform several and cannot do so in the absence of his wife. , in the absence of , had to make a golden idol of the latter, as her substitute, when he undertook the performance of the . Similarly, was permitted to gift away his kingdom to only when the former’s consort, , was physically present by his side. Thus, the characteristic of weakness () attributed to women is equally applicable in the case of men. Men and women are both the conglomeration of their - , and - and are subject to the universal laws of (nature). Viewed from the point of view of creation, both are essentially feminine in their attributes. All creatures suffer from some weakness or the other. When in distress, both men and women cry. Joy and sorrow are common to both. It is improper then to say that women are weak and men are strong.