Varapujana, Varapūjana, Vara-pujana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryVarapūjana (वरपूजन) refers to “worship of the groom”, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. One of such rites, (classified as “Rules for choosing the groom”) is the worship and choosing of the arriving groom at the threshold or door (dvārāgata-varapūjana-varaṇa), his solicitation and worship.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Partial matches: Vara, Pujana.
Ends with: Parthiveshvarapujana.
Full-text: Yathasanga, Varavarana, Agata, Dvaragata, Paraspara, Madhuparkaprashana, Vishtaradana, Agnisthapana, Padyadana, Angalambhana, Sambodhana, Chedana, Vastraparidhapana, Alambhana, Kushachedana, Paridhapana, Madhuparkadana, Acamaniyadana, Sammukhikarana, Sthapana.
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