Sex has always been considered a taboo in our country. We have always been told that sex has nothing to do with our religion and in order to be close to God, we should shun committing this apparent sin. But surprisingly, our religious epics have a contrasting story to tell. Having multiple sex partners, propagating open sex, holding public sex sessions for the sake of entertainment and incest have been mentioned time and again in our epics and other religious texts. Read on to see some shocking things that our religious texts have to say.
1. A chapter in Mahabharata describes open sex between a sage named Parashar and Satyavati Matsyangandha. © Channel Four Films
2. It also mentions how Dirghtama, the son of Utthat, indulged in sexual acts with a woman in full view of the public. © Athrava Arts
3. Ancient tales about a certain Maharaja Ranjit Singh have it that he preferred to have his sex sessions in the open where he could be seen by everyone. © Athrava Arts
4. In olden times, people played a game named 'Ghatkancuki' where some chosen elite men and women were made to indulge in sexual acts for the entertainment of the audience. The game was said to go on until every man would have had sexual intercourse with every woman. © Channel Four Films
5. Incest also finds traces in ancient religious books. It is said that Shatrupa, sage Vasishta’s daughter had a sexual relationship with him assuming him to be her husband. © Channel Four Films
6. According to ancient texts, Narada was born after Daksha gave his daughter to his father, Brahmadev. © Rupesh Paul Productions Limited
7. The Mahabharata states that an unmarried woman's desire to have sex must be fulfilled if expressed and that it would mean the death of religion if kept unfulfilled. © Rupesh Paul Productions Limited
8. Again, in the ‘Mahabharata’, Ulupi tells Arjuna that it is not against religion to spend the night with a woman to satisfy her sexual desires. © Rupesh Paul Productions Limited
9. The ‘Rig Veda’, has documented a conversation between a brother-sister duo Yam and Yami where Yami expresses her wish to embark on a sexual relationship with Yam and when he refuses to do so, she insists and says that a brother is of no use if he cannot fulfill his sister desires. © Anurag Kashyap Films
10. The ‘Mahabharata’ tells tales of how women and children were sold for sex during Karan’s reign over Angdesh. © Anurag Kashyap Films
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