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Hindu texts that permit bigamy and polygyny recommend the monogamous marriage as the most appropriate form of the concept. [38] It is exemplified in Hindu texts such as Ramayana , where Rama is believed to have taken the ekapatnivrata , literally meaning the, 'vow of one wife', the act of fidelity to one wife, Sita , and forbidding himself from ...
The primary witness of a Hindu marriage is the fire-deity (or the Sacred Fire) Agni, in the presence of family and friends. [11] The ceremony is traditionally conducted entirely or at least partially in Sanskrit, considered by Hindus as the language of holy ceremonies. The local language of the bride and groom may also be used.
Tulasi Vivaha signifies the end of the monsoon, and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism. [4] [5] The ceremonial wedding is performed anytime between Prabodhini Ekadashi (the eleventh or twelfth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartika) and Kartika Purnima (the full moon of the month). The day varies regionally.
The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the Atharvaveda. The Vedas (/ ˈ v eɪ d ə z / [4] or / ˈ v iː d ə z /; [5] Sanskrit: वेदः, romanized: Vēdaḥ, lit. 'knowledge'), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
In Mahabharata, one of two major epics of Hindus, Rishi Kanva, the foster father of Shakuntala, recommends Gandharva marriage with the statement “The marriage of a desiring woman with a desiring man, without religious ceremonies, is the best marriage.” [9] Elsewhere in Mahabharata (iii:190.36), the epic says “No man any longer asks for ...
I am a Hindu raised in London, while my wife is a Christian from Pittsburgh. ... Somehow, our marriage still works. Kaajal Nanda. October 12, 2024 at 7:28 AM. The augthor, left, is a Hindu, and ...
[36] [35] Olivelle interprets the sacred fire ritual reference as an indirect reference to marriage, and thus the text asserts that those who have married or never married can both renounce. [36] The Jabala Upanishad herein recommends that a person may renounce on the day he feels detached from the world, regardless of which stage of life he is ...