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Marriage is a Sacred Bond and Pledge. A person’s real
journey of self- growth from self-centeredness to
other-centeredness begins with marriage. The virtues of
love and devotion, self-control and sacrifice, piety and
forbearance, etc. have ample opportunities to develop
fully in married life. In order to inculcate this
objective, Vedas advise the bridegroom to proclaim:
Gribhnami te saubhagatvaya hastam mayapatya
jardastirayathasah|
Bhagoaryyamma savita purandhiramahyam tvadurgaharpatya
devah||
That is – “Oh dear! On this auspicious occasion
of our life, I take your hand in mine in the presence of
invoked deities. Oh blessed woman! You be with me as a
fortunate partner for a very long time. I hand over the
control of my family in your hands, discharge your
duties joyously.”
The Scripture says –
Tavehi vivahavahai saha reto dadhavahai|
Prajam prajanayavahai putran vindavahai bahun||
That is – “The purpose of marriage is to live a
mutually love-filled life and to provide the nation with
virtuous and worthy offspring.” It is in order to keep
this tradition alive that the wedding is given the shape
of a sacramental rite in vedic tradition. |
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