Sati In Hinduism

Sati is literally translated into virtuous woman. It is also a Hindu custom in which women follow their husband’s on to their funeral pyre. The first mentioning in history in the Hindu tradition of Sati was in 316 B.C., and it believed that is was practiced by nothing other than a small group of people. Sati is most understood in Hindu as something you become. If a woman gathers enough sat (goodness) through devotion to her husband, usually, but limited to following onto the funeral pyre, then she will become sati. Also there is a matter of preventing sati from being practiced with reform efforts and organizations. Although there are reform acts to help prevent sati in India, there are plenty of people who believe what they believe and continue

In fact there is a scripture in the Vedas (the earliest known Hindu scriptures) that says sati is not something to be practiced. In Rg Veda (which has been quoted by people who interpret about sati to prove its origin) a verse has actually been extensively frowned upon, and it is believe it is the result of a writing error. It is believe that the word agre was replaced with the word agni, which would change the meaning of the verse from “the women advance to the altar first” to “let the woman go into the womb of the fire”. The verse preceding the one about agni, makes a mock of the idea of a woman being burned on a funeral pyre. It indicates that “the widow is lying down on the pile by the side of her husband’s body, before being called up to return to the land of the living and to lead a prosperous life enjoying the bliss of children and wealth.” Also in Hindu mythology, it is said that the wife of Shiva, and daughter of Daksha, name was Sati. She was a goddess, who died by throwing herself into the sacred fire as an act of devotion to her husband Shiva, and that was where the practice originated. As for the origin of sati, many people are still unsure of where it was originated. The oldest known historical instance was 316 B.C. Greek observers recorded the burning of the wife of Hindu general Keteus during Alexander’s invasion on India. However there is evidence that implies that sati may have been around before this