A Manual of Hindu Marriage

CONTENTS

PREFACE.............................................................................................................5
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS .........................................................................6
CEREMONIAL EXPENDITURE ........................................................................6
PURPOSE BEHIND SACRED RITES...............................................................8
AN IDEAL MARRIAGE......................................................................................8
A CHECKLIST OF ARRANGEMENT..................................................................10
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS............................................................................11
THE PRELIMINARY RITUALS ...........................................................................11
MANGALAACHARNAM ..................................................................................12
PAVITRIKARANAM.........................................................................................12
AACHAMANAM...............................................................................................12
SHIKHAAVANDANAM ....................................................................................12
PRAANAAYAAMAH ........................................................................................12
NYAASAH .......................................................................................................13
PRITHIVEE POOJANAM ................................................................................14
VAR SATKAAR...................................................................................................14
AASAN ............................................................................................................15
PAADYA..........................................................................................................15
ARGHYA .........................................................................................................16
AACHAMAN ....................................................................................................16
NAIVEDYA-MADHUPARKA............................................................................17
VARAN SOOTRA DHAARANAM ....................................................................17
CHANDAN DHAARNAM .................................................................................17
YAGYOPAWEET DHAARANAM.....................................................................18
KALASHPOOJANAM ......................................................................................18
DEEP POOJANAM .........................................................................................19
GURU POOJANAM.........................................................................................19
GAYATREE POOJANAM................................................................................20
GAYATRI POOJANAM ...................................................................................20
GAURI POOJANAM........................................................................................21
SARVADEV NAMASKARH .............................................................................21
SHODASHOPACHAAR POOJANAM .............................................................21
SWASTIWAACHANAM...................................................................................22
RAKSHAAVIDHAANAM..................................................................................23
(Mantra for protection of Yagya and its participants) .......................................23
VIVAAHA GHOSHNAA.......................................................................................23
MANGALA ASHTAKAM ..................................................................................24
PARASPAR UPAHAAR- VASTROPAHAAR ......................................................25
PUSHPOPHAAR MAALYAARPAN.....................................................................26
HASTAPEET KARANAM....................................................................................26
KANYAADAAN GUPTADAAN ............................................................................27
KANYAADAAN................................................................................................28

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