Deva Keralam (English translation)
author: R. Santhanam
edition: 2004, Sagar Publications
pages: 884
ISBN-10: 8170821622
ISBN-13: 9788170821625
Topic: Jyotisha
Thread ceremony, marriage, bride, period of marriage, children
This chapter describes Thread ceremony, marriage, bride, period of marriage, children in the book Deva Keralam (English translation) translated by R. Santhanam from the original Sanskrit text containing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. This book deals with a number of predictions about an individual within Hindu Astrology (Jyotish). The text is classified as a Nadi work which deals with locating birth Nadiamsas—a technique from Nadi Shastra (horary astrology) which is capable of giving details regarding one’s birth.
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Malatimadhava (study) [by Jintu Moni Dutta]
This description apparently shows that women took part actively in the occasion of marriage ceremony and they enjoyed the marriage festival happily. Like the customs, various rituals were also found in the marriage ceremony during the time of Bhavabhuti. In the 6th act it is found that Brahmanas had recited sacred mantras for auspicious purpose of Malati s marriage ceremony followed by various songs....
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
Marriage can be recognized primarily by any state, local authority, indigenous group, local community, or group of individuals. Marriage creates opportunities for procreationand inheritance. Different religious have different marriages customs. Nowadays marriage is not only a religious ceremony but also a legal practice. In the ancient Vedic age there were several types of marriage. Such as polygamy, child marriage, widow marriage etc....
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita [by Pranab Jyoti Kalita]
Sayanacarya has also delineated the details of the marriage rites in his introduction to the commentary on the fourteenth kanda of the Atharvaveda. The rites and rituals related to the marriage ceremony, as described in the Atharvaveda, mark that the woman gets all the religious status of a man through her marriage. The nuptial ceremony was to be celebrated in the bride s home....
Read full contents: 1. Rites Related to Marriage
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[Deva Keralam (English translation): index]
[Volume 1 - Preface and Introduction]
[Volume 2 - Preface]
[Volume 3 - Preface]