Kirāta

Kirāta

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: the name of a people.

In the scriptures: Brahmā, teaching on a wife’s conduct in the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, says that as if from fear of kirātas she should act wholly under her husband’s command (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 14).

Related terms: Strī Dharma

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 14