Questions tagged [marriage]
For questions about marriage, practices and rituals associated with marriage that are specific to Hinduism.
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Can anyone cite reference from Mahabharat where Vidura watched Kundali of a woman and predicted she had a secret lover before marriage?
Long back when I joined this website, I remember reading a comment by someone wherein the person cited a story from Mahabharat where one woman came to Vidura and told him about illness of her "...
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Is opposition to child marriage scriptural?
The reformers maintain that their argument against child marriage is
not contrary to the sastras. The marriage custom, according to them,
changed after the Muslim invasion and they want the original ...
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Are men not allowed to perform any sacrifice or ritual without a wife according to the Vedas?
Consider the following words of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami, also known as the Kanchi Paramacharya):
Only a householder with a wife may perform sacrifices, not
studentbachelors and ...
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Vedas say men are not allowed to perform sacrifices without a wife
Consider the following words of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati swami aka the Kanchi Paramacharya)
Those who complain that women have no right to perform sacrifices on
their own must remember that ...
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Can an Upmanyu gotra brahmin boy marry a Vashisht gotra brahmin girl? Is it pravara marriage or sargotra?
If the brahmin man is from Upmanyu gotra but the brahmin girl he loves is of Vasishta gotra, are they siblings? (Since upmanyu traces his lineage from rishi vashisht only) So the question arises: are ...
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What is the source of these sets of seven vows ("Saat Vachan") taken during marriage?
There is a tradition in Hindu marriages, especially in north of India, in which the couple takes some marital vows, usually seven in number ('Saat Vachan'). This is popularly considered to be a ...
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Did Shantanu do sin to let Bhishm take celibacy vow so that he could be with Satyavati ? He didn’t care ruining Bhishm entire life?
There are many versions of Mahabharath like there are of Ramayan as these are our itihaas epics
I was reading a commentary today that spoke of how self center and self absorbed was Shantanu to let ...
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What is the Varna of People Born from Parents who Belong to Different Species
In the Ithihasa and Puranas we learn about people who were born from parents, one of whom was not human. For instance,
(1) Bhisma: the son of King Shantanu (human) and the highly venerable Ma Ganga-...
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Apart from death, which things happen in a person's life which are part of Prarabdh (fruits of actions of previous births)?
It is written in some scriptures that death happens to a person because of his fruits of karma of his previous births (Prarabdha)
Apart from death, which events happen in a person life because of ...
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Do Hindu shastra support throuples, ethical non-monogamy and polyamory in Kaliyug?
Many modern people are in polyamorous relationship situations, and the argument from Indian women is that Draupadi had five husbands, Krishn had many wives
In Kaliyug times, do Hinduism texts support ...
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Why Lord Krishna's marraige with Rukmini is called Rakshasa Vivah?
In Devi Bhagwatam 4:24:40, marraige of Devi Rukmini and Lord Krishna is called Rakshasa maaraige. But all scriptures prove that Devi Rukmini wanted to marry Lord Krishna and asked him to kidnap her. ...
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Is it mentioned in any of our scriptures that we share a 7-lifetime bond with our marriage partner? [duplicate]
In India, there is a widespread belief that we share a seven-lifetime (sat janmo ka bandhan) bond with our marriage partner. What is the source of such a belief? Is it mentioned in any of our ...
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Is sex only way to have child ? List all other methods to have a child
Is having sex only way to have a child ?
Or Are there other methods also ? For eg- Draupdi and her brother was born from sacrificial fire.
Many Rishis also used other methods to have child.
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Is polygamy forbidden for Brahmans in Kali Yuga?
I read a verse.. Puranic probably which stated "A brahmana may marry a girl of his own caste, marrying from remaining three castes as in previous ages is forbidden in kali yuga" there is a ...
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Can a vaisya man marry a Kayastha woman
Hello I am a Modak(Vaisya).I like a girl who is a Kayastha(Kshatriya).Can I marry her according to our shastras?
