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Re: REQUEST: Marriage Rites In Hindi?
Saurabh Jang (jang@cig.mot.com) wrote:
>Thanks for the response, I was beginning to wonder if my posting had been
>mysteriously dumped into the mythical bit-bucket by news servers.
>The issue arose because I consider myself to be an atheist though born
>and brought up in a Hindu family. The person I intend to marry (she is Hindu)
>is not too enthusiastic about the idea of a registered/court marriage and
>would like something resembling a conventional Hindu marriage.
>The only scenario in which that appears acceptable to me is if I can at least
>understand the whole ritual, which will be impossible if it is going
>to be in Sanskrit, as my knowledge of it consists of the rather poor
>vestegial remains of a couple of years of Sanskrit in primary school.
>Just as a matter of self-education, which are the scriptures from which
>the Shlokas recited in Hindu weddings are taken? Is it a matter of discretion
>of the Pandit or are there any specific verses prescribed in the Vedas?
>(I believe that one of the Vedas or one section of a Veda deals
>solely with ritualistic aspects of the Hindu religion). Do Arya Samaj
>weddings make any significant departures from the conventional Shlokas?
I have definitely found a book about Hindu Marraige rituals in the
Hollywood Vedanta Center (213 465 7114). You can ask them about a book on
Hindu marraige rituals if you are interested.
The Hindu rituals are from the Karma Kanda of the Vedas. There are
specific verses. I do not know about Arya Samaj rituals
Regards
Pradip
