My OperaRules and love in hindu Marriage
Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:29:43 AM
A day before the marriage the palm & feet of the bride are decorated with "Mahendi".
In Hindu dharma, marriage is viewed as a sacrament & not a contract. Hindu marriage is a life-long dedication of spouse & husband, & is the strongest social bond that takes place between a man as well as a woman.USA Matrimonial
Grahastha Ashram (the householder stage), the second of the stages of life begins when a man as well as a woman marry & start a household.
A canopy or mandapa decorated with flowers is erected at the place of wedding.
On the marriage morning, various ablutionary rituals are performed on both the bride & the groom in their own homes. Their bodies are anointed with turmeric, sandalwood paste & oils, which cleanse the body, soften the skin, & make it aromatic. They are then bathed to the chanting of Vedic mantrasChristian Matrimonial
Though there may be variations in the sequence of the performance of the different parts & though they are called by different names in the respective colloquials, the Vedic Marriage consists of
01. NANDI- getting started
02. ANKURARPANA-creation of the alliance by lighting the yagna fire
03. NISCHITARTHA- confirming the alliance
04. SNATHAKAM-graduation ceremony
05. LAJA HOMA- yagna
06. UPANAYANAM-thread marriage
07. KASI YATHRA- the indecisive journey of the groom to kasi for the sanyasa & bringing him back to the house by the parents of the bride for the marriage.
08. PANI GRAHANAM, SAPTHA PADHI, MANGALASUTHRA DHARANA, OR VEEKSHANAM - the seeing of each other, touching of each other, & walking together, & tying the knot of the marriage.
09. KANYA DANAM- offering of the daughter for the marriage.
10. ARUNDHATHI DARSHANAM-showing of the arundhathi star
11. TALAMBRALU-other performances- acquaintance of each other.
12. GRIHAPRAVESAM- taking the bride to the in-laws house
13. APPAGINTHALU-handing over the daughter to the groom
14. SOBHANAMU-nuptials
15. DHRUVA DARSHANA
16. GARBHADANAM-the act of creation of the foetus.
Now lets see each of these acts in detail.
important point to be noted is that in the Vedic Age the school going is both for the boy & the girl. & the Upanayana is to be performed for both of them. At the time of the marriage the females starts wearing the ornaments & the man is tied with the sacred thread.
The points like why females wear ornaments & keep bindi are beyond the purview of this discourse.Shaadi
In Hindu dharma, marriage is viewed as a sacrament & not a contract. Hindu marriage is a life-long dedication of spouse & husband, & is the strongest social bond that takes place between a man as well as a woman.USA Matrimonial
Grahastha Ashram (the householder stage), the second of the stages of life begins when a man as well as a woman marry & start a household.
A canopy or mandapa decorated with flowers is erected at the place of wedding.
On the marriage morning, various ablutionary rituals are performed on both the bride & the groom in their own homes. Their bodies are anointed with turmeric, sandalwood paste & oils, which cleanse the body, soften the skin, & make it aromatic. They are then bathed to the chanting of Vedic mantrasChristian Matrimonial
Though there may be variations in the sequence of the performance of the different parts & though they are called by different names in the respective colloquials, the Vedic Marriage consists of
01. NANDI- getting started
02. ANKURARPANA-creation of the alliance by lighting the yagna fire
03. NISCHITARTHA- confirming the alliance
04. SNATHAKAM-graduation ceremony
05. LAJA HOMA- yagna
06. UPANAYANAM-thread marriage
07. KASI YATHRA- the indecisive journey of the groom to kasi for the sanyasa & bringing him back to the house by the parents of the bride for the marriage.
08. PANI GRAHANAM, SAPTHA PADHI, MANGALASUTHRA DHARANA, OR VEEKSHANAM - the seeing of each other, touching of each other, & walking together, & tying the knot of the marriage.
09. KANYA DANAM- offering of the daughter for the marriage.
10. ARUNDHATHI DARSHANAM-showing of the arundhathi star
11. TALAMBRALU-other performances- acquaintance of each other.
12. GRIHAPRAVESAM- taking the bride to the in-laws house
13. APPAGINTHALU-handing over the daughter to the groom
14. SOBHANAMU-nuptials
15. DHRUVA DARSHANA
16. GARBHADANAM-the act of creation of the foetus.
Now lets see each of these acts in detail.
important point to be noted is that in the Vedic Age the school going is both for the boy & the girl. & the Upanayana is to be performed for both of them. At the time of the marriage the females starts wearing the ornaments & the man is tied with the sacred thread.
The points like why females wear ornaments & keep bindi are beyond the purview of this discourse.Shaadi
