Questions tagged [marriage]
For questions about marriage, practices and rituals associated with marriage that are specific to Hinduism.
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Significance of Marriage in Hindu life
In Hindu life marriage is 'Sanskar' … RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale.(PTI) What does Sankar means in this statement?
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Want to know about hindu ruling about dying a virgin and the condition of soul if unmarried and which lok it will get?
Hey , fellow dharmiks , this is the question that has bothered me since days and i haven't found any satisfactory and convincing enough answer from the priests , astrologers , fakirs and mystics .....
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Hindu marriage and moksha
It is said that a Hindu marriage binds the groom and the bride for seven janmas.
Now, suppose I get married in this janma. If immediately after this janma (or the next, or the next to next) I attain ...
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Can a woman attend marriage ceremony during menstrual cycle?
Suppose a woman gets her menstrual cycle during the marriage day of her sibling, can she attend the marriage ceremony?
It is well known that she should not touch and involve in work related to ...
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Which day/tithi Shiva-Parvati got married?
To my knowledge, it has to be the day of MahaShivaratri when Shiva-Parvati got married. However as per this answer,
Maha Sivaratri is the night when Lord Shiva appeared as Linga to stop confict ...
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Was there any case of Yadav men marrying Kshatriya women?
Was there any case of Yadav men marrying Kshatriya women ? Duryodhan daughter married son of Krishna , but Duryodhan opposed it.
Was there any such instance where Yadav men married Kshatriya women and ...
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What is the correct age of marriage for men?
What is the correct age for marriage for a boy ?
Until advent of modernity (in about 1950s,) historically both boys and girls used to get married before puberty, in childhood.
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Is it true that a woman should always follow and worship her husband even if the husband is a bad person?
Is it true that a woman should always follow and worship her husband even if the husband is a bad person ?
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Are you allowed to complete saptapadi/saat pheras twice during a wedding ritual?
I am tamil, marrying a punjabi girl. We are currently living in Sydney. I am planning my wedding and there is some tension about where the wedding will be held. My fiance would like to hold the ...
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What are the atributes of a Pativrata woman?
Pativrata wife is revered very highly in Hinduism. As she not only protects the husband from death and other bad events but also guarantees the husband heaven.(correct me if I am wrong).
So, what are ...
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Did Vishnu have some role in marriage of Shiva with Parvati or with Sati?
Parvati is the wife of Shiva. As far as I know , She was the one who asked and persuaded Shiva to marry her.
Vishnu is considered as the brother of Parvati.
Did VIshnu have some role in their marriage ...
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Does a man get punished in hell for not loving all his wives equally?
Hinduism allow polygyny for men . But Does a man get punished in hell for not loving all his wives equally ?
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Is it true that those who propitiate Vishnu , Shiva or Bhagwati don't need their descendants to offer Pind-daan to them?
Is it true that those who propitiate Vishnu , Shiva or Bhagwati don't need their descendants to offer Pind-daan to them ?
Can anyone cite the reference to the scripture where this thing is written ?
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What Kind of marriage happened between Shiva and Parvathy ? Did Kanyadaan happen ? What kind of Vivah it was?
How the wedding of Shiva and Parvathy happend ? Was there a Kanyadaan ? I think Parvathy chose Shiva herself.
I have heard that there was a Baraat in which Rakshas were also present.
What is the story ...
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Do large number of relatives used to attend weddings in Puranic stories?
How weddings used to happen in Puranic stories ? Do large number of relatives used to attend the weddings ?
Was there Baarat where large number of people from the bridegroom side would go to the ...
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Does Saptpadi and other rituals happen in case of Swamvar Vivah?
In case a man won a girl in the Swamvara or the girl chooses the boy . Does , Saptapadi and other fire rituals happen after it to get the marriage solemnized or
Does the marriage deemed to be done ...
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Does a Husband have absolute onwership over his wife ? Does Husband never incur any sin for anything he does to his wife?
Do Husbands have absolute onwership over their wives ? (Yudhistira betted Draupdi)
Do Husband never incur any sin for anything he does to his wife ? (Yudhistira was never considered as sinful for ...
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How Ved-Vyas convinced his son Suka to get married?
Ved Vyas son Suka had initially decided to remain unmarried , but he was pursuaded by Ved-Vyas to get married. Some say that he was told to meet Janaka and after meeting Janaka he got married.
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Is there any mention of presence of Ambasta caste community in Puranic or historic text?
A caste in India claim to be Ambasta . But there is a confusion , if it is the name derived from Ambasta as in Manusmriti (Brahman Father + Vaishya mother) or from Amba devi.
I am asking this as I ...
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Can I Do my wedding after 2 deaths in the family on both my fiancé and my side? [closed]
I’m a Hindu and so is my fiancé.
Last year I got proposed to and then my fiancé grandma(maternal) died a week later. Around September.
She lives in her home country while we live in a different one.
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Do husband and wife go to heaven or hell together?
Do husband and wife go to heaven or hell together ?
It is being said that sin of the wife is absorbed by the husband.
Plus it is quite well known that a Pativrata wife takes the husband to heaven ...
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Are husbands required to give up their lives to save their wives?
Is a husband required to sacrifice his own life, if needed, to save his wife's life?
Are there any scriptures commanding this, or any scholars dealing with this question?
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Did Draupadī had a mother.?
Draupadī was born from fire. Did she had a mother.?
Wiki tells that Draupada had a wife.
But, did Draupadī had a mother.? Was Draupada's wife alive when she emerged from the fire.?
Was there any ...
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Who is eligible to beome Naistik Brahmchari?
I keep hearing the word Naistik brahmchari . Can anyone explain to me who is eligible to become Naistik Brahmchari ?
How to become Naistik Brahmchari ?
In which ancient scripture(s) , Naistik ...
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Is it true that a Brahmin man can remain unmarried ( and be celibate) his whole life?
Is it true that a Brahamin man can remain unmarried (and be celibate) his whole life ? (While for men of other castes marriage is mandatory) .
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Is there any example of a man having a child without the help of a woman?
Child needn't be reproduced only by conventional sex. There are many other ways, such as Kunti and Madri having child from devtas. Similarly, Dronacharya was born when Bhardwaj ejaculated in a Drona-...
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Can a Brahmin man do Gandharva Vivah?
Can a Brahmin man do Gandharva Vivah ? Are there any examples of Brahman doing Gandharva Vivah ?
I found only one example - Parashara marrying Satyavati . But he too after doing Gandharva Vivah ...
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Which scripture prohibits Widow remarriage?
Traditionally widow remarriage was banned in Hinduism . Which scriptures ban it ?
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Unmarried keeping vows/performing vratas
Is it allowed for the unmarried boy or girl to perform the vratas--e.g. satyanarayana vrara,
Parvati performed penance and vratas to attain Shiva as her husband. But is this because she was advised by ...
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Wasting Sperm on masturbation
Suppose, a couple is trying for a child. In that case, prior to that, how long should the husband conserve the semen (avoid masturbation/or sex) for a good child.
Like, I have read scientific works ...
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What is the source of Saptapadi Shlokas which are recited during Vivaha Sanskar?
This answer to the question "What are the Saptapadi or the seven promises of marriage?" provides seven shlokas known as "SaptaPadi" and is said to be of great importance in Vivaha ...
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What does Parashara Smriti tell about inter-caste marriage and VarnaShankars?
Parshara Smriti is law book of the Kaliyuga.
I want to know what does it tell about inter-caste or inter-varna marriage and child born from such marriages (i.e. VarnaShankars) ?
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Is it true that Vedas direct people to give birth to 10 sons?
Is it true that Vedas direct people to give birth to 10 sons ?
Does the veda also tell people that it is better not to give birth to anyone than giving birth to just one son ?
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Krishna's Gandhara wife?
Of eyes like the lotus petals, and endued with great bravery, Krishna, vanquishing all the kings at a self-choice, bore away the daughter of the king of the Gandharas.
SECTION XI Dronabhisheka parva
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What varna does the child born from inter-Varna marriage in Hindu tradition, belong to?
I have heard from Puri Shankaracharya (Govardhan Peeth) the following formula to decide varna of child in inter-Varna marriage:
Brahmin father, Kshatriya mother -> Kshatriya child
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Seeking for pleasure if there is no more love in Marriage
What should be done if there is no more love in marriage? Can a husband go out and seek pleasure?
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What are the marriage conditions for an offspring boy of sagotra vivah?
Marriage in Kaliyug is to be within castes not outside, but not sagotra as well or else the offspring is Varnasankara. The pramana for this is given across Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and Puranas.
I am born ...
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Does a pativrata stree take the husband to heaven even if the husband did sins in his life?
Does a pativrata stree take the husband to heaven even if the husband did sins in his life ? Is it true that even if someone is sinner but his wife is patrivrata , he because of his wife goes to ...
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What are the attributes of pativrata stree?
What are the attributes of patrivrata stree? How can we identify a pativrata stree?
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What are the benefits of following Brahmcharya?
What are the benefits of following Brahmcharya ? What is mentioned about it in scriptures ?
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Do wives have to follow even Adharmic order of their husbands?
It is the dharma of the wife to follow the orders of her husband . But what if the husband gives an order which is against the rule of dharma or is immoral ,then do the wife have to follow even that ...
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How can you be a brahmachari if marrying is compulsory for Hindus
Brahmacharya … means to stay in conduct within one's own Self.
… brahmacharya implies, among other things, the mandatory renunciation of sex and marriage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmacharya
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Why does Bhishma condemn the rakshasa vivaha?
This is what Bhishma says in the Mahabharata:
Other forms of marriage are seen, practised by men, such as marrying girls after abducting them by force from amidst their kinsmen. Those persons who ...
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Are there any instances in our scriptures where sagotra marriage was done?
Q:-Are there any instances where sagotra marriage was carried out?
Q:-How the outspring of sagotri marriage were looked upon?
Q:- Is there any prasyachit for doing sagotra marriage?
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Which are the gotras amongst which marriages are forbidden?
I don't recall where I watched it, there was once this video in YouTube which said people of certain gotras shouldn't marry. I don't mean people of Vasisth gotra and people of Vasisth gotra, which I ...
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Did parents ever force a girl to marry against her will?
I know several instances in the scriptures in which women marry according to their choice. In some cases, parents entirely leave to the will of the girl, and in other cases, a girl marries the loved ...
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How to interpret 'conflict with the Lord’s mighty devotees' thought of Satyabhama's father?
Most of us are aware of the Syamantaka jewel incident that leads to the marriage between Satyabhama and Krishna. The total story is presented in Baghavatham in detail.
I wanted an in-depth ...
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Did Rukmini ever worry about polygyny of Krishna?
Consider the following lines in THE RIDDLE OF RAMA AND KRISHNA by Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar regarding the marital relation of Rukmini with Krishna
Krishna was now, for the first time, married. He ...
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Can Sati leads to moksha if husband attains moksha?
Consider the following paragraph related to the funeral rites of Vasudeva, the father of Krishna
Thus addressed by Pritha’s son of pure deeds, all of them hastened
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Qualities of a good husband?
We have a verse that describes the six desirable qualities of a wife:
“Karyeshu Daasi;Karaneshu mantri [A servant at tasks, a minister at work]
Rupecha lakshmi; Kshamaya dharitri [Money-goddess (...
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