MARRIAGE IN SANATAN DHARMA

While creating & running the world; for regeneration GOD created relations between male & female.

In Sri Mad Bhagwat Geeta lord Krishna says one has to perform YAGNA (execute project) means to keep the world moving i.e. regenerating (producing & breeding the offspring’s).

For associating male & female in social bindings, institution of MARRIAGE was constituted.

Looking at it in a different perspective:

To form a healthy & well secured society certain norms were devised.

MANU, the prime constitution writer of Vaidic Sanatan society, prescribed sixteen duties (sanskars). One has to perform them during life time.

One of them is MARRIAGE.
He has described eight systems of marriage.
• Bramha
• Daiv
• Aarsh
• Prajapatya
• Aasur
• Gandharva
• Rakchas
• Pishach

As per the constitution i.e. MANU SMRITI marriage is not about relations of man & woman only. It is also about relations between the two families, to strengthen the society. There are rules also for further marriage between two members of same families.

In Vaidic Sanatan society, it is irreversible ritual. Once the marriage is performed the have live together, for the sake of a healthy society as well as offspring’s.

It is to be noted in Sanatan Dharmas as well as in Sanskrit language, there is no synonym of TALAQ / DIVORCE.

One significant ritual in marriage of a sanatani is; after the main marriage rituals; brother of girl asks couple to give [Aahuti] of paddy [DHAN] to fire.

Any grain put into fire; skin & seed get separated within seconds. Only paddy; seed & skin neither part nor burn. They keep on combusting together till the fire lasts. The burnt paddy, does not covert to ashes. It combusts only, skin & seed still stay together.

Catholic Christian also pledge, [at the time marriage], not to separate till death. They also do not have divorce in their system.