I wonder how he got married? Was it by Vaidik vidhi @vivekagnihotri ?
Do you remember the ritual where bride puts varamaalaa in neck of groom? Bride puts it first. That is Girl "choosing" the groom (i.e. swayamvara).
After varamaala (choosing) - there comes kanyaadaan.
Do you remember the ritual where bride puts varamaalaa in neck of groom? Bride puts it first. That is Girl "choosing" the groom (i.e. swayamvara).
After varamaala (choosing) - there comes kanyaadaan.
https://twitter.com/vivekagnihotri/status/1439864931722022912
In kanyadaana, father donates this wealth (that is kanyaa) to groom.
PS - Wealth is NOT SAME AS Commodity!! We do PraaNadaana, Jeevandaana, Raktadaana, Vidyadaana, Abhayadaana, Chumbanadaana (donation of kiss). None of these things are "commodities".
PS - Wealth is NOT SAME AS Commodity!! We do PraaNadaana, Jeevandaana, Raktadaana, Vidyadaana, Abhayadaana, Chumbanadaana (donation of kiss). None of these things are "commodities".
If Kanyaa is commodity (cheez as that bollywoodiya girl says), then so is blood, knowledge, kiss, life.. So perspective please.
After kanyaadaana, there is laajahoma (brother helps/defends the groom from three devatas who are protecting a girl since her birth).
After kanyaadaana, there is laajahoma (brother helps/defends the groom from three devatas who are protecting a girl since her birth).
After Laajahoma, there is saptapadi - the seven steps couple takes together promising things to each other
I am dumbing it down incredibly here - to make understand this to the "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" generation who know only about 'wedding vows'. 😭
I am dumbing it down incredibly here - to make understand this to the "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" generation who know only about 'wedding vows'. 😭
Then there are many other rituals (some vedokta, some puraaNokta, some local traditions in different castes, regions which are interspersed in between these).
Thereafter comes "gotra-transfer". I do not know what it is called in sanskrit - we call it 'Zaal" in Marathi.
Thereafter comes "gotra-transfer". I do not know what it is called in sanskrit - we call it 'Zaal" in Marathi.
These are rituals that are ubiquitous in each and every Hindu marriage.
Even the groom and bride go through the rituals blindly without understanding the significance of it.
So stay relevant - Kanyaadaan is not giving away kanya 'the commodity' to husband. Groom is not begging
Even the groom and bride go through the rituals blindly without understanding the significance of it.
So stay relevant - Kanyaadaan is not giving away kanya 'the commodity' to husband. Groom is not begging
About Swayamvara - there is never absolute freedom anywhere. :)
Sita and Draupadi are special cases. Sita is Lakshmi incarnated. Let us not compare ordinary girls with Lakshmi.
No father will let his 14-18 year old daughter choose freely from any male around her. 😀
Sita and Draupadi are special cases. Sita is Lakshmi incarnated. Let us not compare ordinary girls with Lakshmi.
No father will let his 14-18 year old daughter choose freely from any male around her. 😀
Now a days in Mumbai - where weddings happen in mangal-kaaryalaya, the muhurta is reserved only for varamaalaa ritual.
All other rituals (kanyadaan, lajahom, saptapadi etc) are over from morning itself before varamaalaa.
Because Mangal karyalaya is rented on hourly basis. 😭😭
All other rituals (kanyadaan, lajahom, saptapadi etc) are over from morning itself before varamaalaa.
Because Mangal karyalaya is rented on hourly basis. 😭😭
So all the girls in Mumbai who are married - they were given in daana to the grooms before they could "choose" the groom
IMO these girls (my wedding happened similarly- economics is a bitch) are oppressed because they were given in daana to the groom before they could choose him
IMO these girls (my wedding happened similarly- economics is a bitch) are oppressed because they were given in daana to the groom before they could choose him
batao ab.. urban girls oppressed. suburban and rural girls got to choose there groom before other rituals..
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