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On which day/tithi did Shiva-Parvati get married?
As per the Kālikapurāṇa
माधवे मासि पञ्चम्यां सिते पक्षे गुरोर्दिने । चन्द्रे चोत्तरफाल्गुन्यां भरण्यादौ स्थिते रवौ ।। आगता मुनयस्तत्र मरीचिप्रमुखा मुहुः । हरेण चिन्तिताः सर्वे तथा ब्रह्मादयः सुराः ।। ...
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Do only Pativratra wives accompany their husbands in heaven ? Do non-Pativratas also accompany the husband in afterlife?
Do non-Pativrata women also accompany the husbands in afterlife ?
No. See the following verses:
Manu Smriti 5.160. A virtuous wife who after the death of her husband
constantly remains chaste, ...
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Lord Rama's marriage suffering and struggles
As per Uttara Khanda, Sage Durvasa had already foretold the sufferings of Rama and Sita to king Dasharatha -
Learn, O King, what happened formerly during the conflict between the
Devas and Asuras. ...
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How many of Krishna's marriages were of the Brahma type?
His marriage to Satyabhama -
Taking personal initiative in the matter, Satrājit offered his daughter who was excellent in all respects as well as the Syamantaka jewel to him.
44. According to ...
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Is sex for pleasure (for married brahmins) wrong
Sex for pleasure, in general, is forbidden by scripture, whether it's a Brahmin, whether the person is married or not.
From the Bhagavata Purana, 1.2.9-10:
Kama in its turn is not a call to ...
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Do sources state that in Rama's kingdom of Kosala a wife who stayed in a different man's house could not remain married to her husband?
There is no such law. The real reason Lord Rama abandoned Sita was to fullfill the curse of Bhrigu -
The Daityas, whom the Suras threatened, took refuge with the consort
of Bhrigu and she, having ...
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How do we reconcile with scripture's apparent promotion of child marriage.?
I would quote Swami Vivekananda's words for all social customs including the one requested above.
For intricate problems like these they have been finding out
scientific explanations for the last two ...
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A peculiar question regarding marriage?
Yes.
Sage Rishyasringa married Shanta, the princess of Anga -
"On entering the palace princess Shanta is given to Rishyasringa in
customary marriage, and then that King Romapada obtained ...
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What is the reason , most sages now-a-days not marry?
Why do most sages in present world not get married and beget children ? Do they do it to not involve them in Moh (attachments) ?
Although this is a bit of a short answer, it should be sufficient. ...
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If a person is from Parashara gotra but the girl he loves is of Vasishta gotra, are they siblings?
It depends on the pravaras associated with the two gotras as marriage rules are based on pravara associated with gotra eg: mahAbhArata anushasana parva CIV :
A woman of the same Pravaras should also ...
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On which day/tithi did Shiva-Parvati get married?
This can't exactly be considered a definitive answer, but here's what I could find. It's a bit of a roundabout story.
The original Shiva Purana discusses the marriage and courtship of Shiva and ...
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