In plain words
But the one divine, splendid, ever-new, eternal power that never comes and goes is named Prema alone! That Prema is in all. We must strive to carry on our life through Prema. Women are the very birthplace of that Prema. This very thing they called Bhakti. Jñāna they called the man. Bhakti, the woman, enters the inner apartments. But Jñāna, the man, enters only as far as the durbar hall; he cannot go inside. Women, who have such freedom, are embodiments of Bhakti. Women alone are the root and basis of such Bhakti and prapatti! Do not think of it otherwise! All the men who have come here today have come here, first of all, through the urging of women. They themselves, out of the most sacred feeling, drag their husbands along. The work they do is a most sacred work, and nothing else. With the noble feeling, the broad feeling, ‘We must be saved, our husbands must be saved’, they have gone on growing this Bhakti and prapatti.
Where women are honoured, there every kind of well-being flourishes
We must not think of women as low. They are mightily powerful. That is why, as the Bhagavad Gītā says, there are seven powers in women. In man there are only three powers. Such great strength and ability women have. Such as they are, we look on them with ridicule and think their life a petty one. A great mistake. That itself is a great sin. Look at a small example. There are many wives who brought their husbands back to life. They offered prayers of many kinds and strove to bring Śānti. Is there a single man who brought his wife back to life? ‘Gone is gone’: and they get ready for a second marriage. Our Bhārata was born, grew up and flourished in such an ancient culture. We must not simply look down on this. Where we honour women, there every kind of well-being flourishes. Every good fortune comes. We must not revile women in the least, nor find fault with them, nor hurt them. ‘When tears fall from the eyes of the sweet-voiced lady, fortune does not stay in the house’.