SANATANA DHARMA - Marriage

SANATANA DHARMA has literally provided solutions for all the problems that the mankind faces.

VEDAM has defined specific way of living and mandatory rituals that every person should follow in his/her lifetime. If properly followed with 100% trust, that will provide the person & the family full protection from all the hassles/dangers in life.

 # The auspicious time (SUMUHURTAM) for a marriage is meant for when the bride and the bride groom - for the first time - look into the eyes of each other. It's not the time when the bride groom ties the knot.

 

 # Also, the bride and bride-groom are made to place a mixture paste of Jeera-Jaggery on each other's head around BRAHMARANDHRA (a place where human soul dwells),at SUMUHURTAM . Jeera-Jaggery paste has a trait of creating positive vibrations. This ritual helps in creating Affection and Compassion in the bride and bride-groom towards each other.

 

 # MANGALA SUTRAM signifies 'Nurturing' aspect of life - that ensures Abundance and Longevity for the married life of the couple. Bride-groom ties the MANGALA SUTRAM to the bride, recognizing the bride as 'an authoritarian protecting energy for his life'.

 

 # Having both bride and bride-groom sit together (kind of 'reception') and getting them blessed by elders - before the SUMUHURTAM is not at all acceptable.

Without passing the SUMUHURTAM ritualistically, a bride and bride-groom can't be considered as a couple. The elders who bless them in such case also would be considered as 'committing a sin'.

# Only after the SUMUHURTAM gets over, the bride should sit by the side of the bride-groom.

# Considering the modern day conditions, life-style and problems with marriage venues - there is a remedy for such a situation. During reception, the bride and bride-groom could be made to sit with a KALASA filled with water kept between them. The elders can bless each of them individually to have a good and happy married life.

Courtesy: From the pravachanam of Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao garu