A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Saptapadi
This page describes Saptapadi which is located on page 220 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Saptapadi” according to 8 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [by Sarika. P.]
The most important of these are: Vagdana (betrothal), Vara-varana (formal acceptance of the bridegroom), Kanyadana (gift of the bride to the bridegroom by the legitamate guardian), Vivaha-homa (marriage offerings), Panigrahana (clasping the hand), Hridaya-sparsha (touching the heart), Saptapadi (seven steps symbolic of prosperity and felicity), Ashmarohana (mounting the stone, symbolic of stability), Suryavalokana (looking at the Sun, as a witness to the marriage), Dhruva-darshana (looking at ther pole...
Read full contents: Part 2 - The sacrement of Marriage
Paraskara-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
The parallel texts have sakha and saptapadi for sakhe and saptapada of Paraskara. (* 2) See above, I, 4, 15....
Read full contents: Adhyaya I, Kandika 8
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
After the ‘offering of fried grains,’ the bride is made to go round the fire thrice and then move forward seven steps, the words addressed to her beginning with the words ‘ekapadi bhava’ and ending with ‘saptapadi bhava,’ and when the ‘seventh step’ has been thus taken by the bride, there can be no revoking, either on the part of the bride’s father or on that of the bridegroom. So that even though she be insane, she has to betaken as ‘wife,’ and cannot be abandoned....
Read full contents: Verse 8.227
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