Many modern thinkers, especially feminists, assert that Hindu śāstra is biased against women because they are written by men. One of the arguments given in their support is that all the instructions are meant for men only. For example, when Kṛṣṇa instructs Arjuna about different paths, such as karma-yoga, raja-yoga, jñāna-yoga, and bhakti-yoga, He always uses masculine gender. From chapter two,