Was ‘Sati’ a core practice?
It was a rare social horror. The Vedas do not mention it. It was a localized practice driven by historical circumstances. Reformers used Hindu texts to prove it was un-Vedic.

It was a rare social horror. The Vedas do not mention it. It was a localized practice driven by historical circumstances. Reformers used Hindu texts to prove it was un-Vedic.