Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha,
That’s another reason why Vedas give more importance to woman than man.
During Shradham offerings, 16 pindams to mother and only 1 pindam to father, due to her sacrifice to give birth and raise the child.
Vedas allow to renounce father, if they are immoral, misconduct, alcoholic etc. ..they don’t need to be protected, whereas mother needs to be protected all time, unless the mother behaves demonly to other moral/pious woman (like daughter-in-law etc ..) or behave like thataka and soorpanaka. Also woman like Gandhari is a mother of venomous son dhuryodhana. Does that suffering to give birth to her child requires any appreciation, definitely NOT. Moreover as a mother she didn’t even advice or condemn her son’s act of telling dushasana to disrobe draupadhi. Both Draupadhi and Gandhari are mothers too. Does Gandhari suffering to give birth to a child memorable. Probably NO.
Hiranyakashibu did harm to his son Prahaladha, whereas sage Vyassr is a great father of Sukhacharyar etc…..
So there s general rule when men and women need to be respected and what times, we need to distance from them. It’s all behaviour based and not gender based.
Adiyen (ElayaAlwar) Srinivasa (DhoddayacharyAr) Dasan.