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Vivaha/Panigrahan Sanskar

Published On: June 5, 2009, 11:22 pm
By Dr. Kamna Sharma

Vivaha/Panigrahan Sanskar
 
 
‘Two to be one’
 
 
Aasan daan - The bride offers the groom a seat of comfort.

 
Madhupark daan - The bride offers the groom a taste of sweetness. Before he sips, he chants, “The wind blows in sweetness, the river flows in sweetness. May the plants bring sweetness to us”.
 
Kanyadaan - The father of the bride formally offers the right hand of his daughter, to the right hand of the groom, to signify consent for her being married to him.
 
Jaimaal - They both now garland each other to signify their own choice and acceptance of each other. They chant together, “May all the cosmic powers unite our hearts, and as particles of water, once mixed, can never be separated, even so may our hearts be inseparable.”
 
Ritwigvaran - Both fathers adopt the officiating priest and request him to perform the Vivaah Sanskaar.
 
Agnioba - The priest invites the bride and groom to kindle the sacramental fire and make offerings of clarified butter and mixed herbs.
 
Paani grahan - The groom stands with the bride still seated. He takes hold of her right hand, chanting, “I take your hand in mine for fortunes and happiness for both of us. Live with me up to the days of old age, for all the wise people present here and God Himself have consented into us getting married…”
 
Pradatishine - The groom leads the bride around the Havan Kunda three times, chanting, “I am Vishnu, you are Lakshmi. I am the Harmony of music; you are the words of wisdom. I represent heaven, while you are the earth personified. Let us become one, with minds in harmony. Let us live a long life together, and while living, let us see and hear the best things in life”.
 
Shilla rohan - The groom asks the bride to put her right foot on a slab of stone, exhorting her to be firm like a rock when the winds of wrongdoing would come to make her fickle minded.
 
Laaj aahuti- They both make offerings of parched grains unto the fire, praying for prosperity in wedded life
 
Pradakshine - The groom again leads the bride round the fire four times.
 
Sapt-padi - They now take seven steps, together, to the northeast. As each step is taken, a promise is made. The seven promises are :
  • The first step to nourish each other
  • The second step to grow together in strength
  • The third step to preserve our wealth
  • The fourth step to share our joys and sorrows
  • The fifth step to care for our children
  • The sixth step to be together forever
  • The seventh step to remain lifelong friends, the perfect halves to make a perfect whole
 
Jai-sinchane - The priest sprinkles water over their heads, asking them to keep their powers of thought cool in life.
 
Soorya avalokan - The groom points out the sun to the bride, saying, “Here rises the glorious eye of heaven, ever rising and pure. May we live a long life to behold the golden color of the rising sun.”
 
Hridya sparsh - They touch each other’s heart, saying, “I take your heart into our vows, may your mind follow mine. May you listen to my voice attentively and lovingly, because God has given you to me and me to you to live together in wedded life”.
 
Sindoor daan/mangal sutra - The groom puts a sacred necklace around the bride’s neck. The necklace is a symbol of happy and prosperous married life. He applies sindoor to her hair parting, and asks the audience to bless him and his bride.
 
Other Sanskars:

 PUNSAVAN SANSKAR
SIMANTONNAYAN SANSKAR
JATKARMA SANSKAAR
NISHKRAMAN SANSKAR
ANNAPRASHAN SANSKAR
CHURAKARAN SANSKAR
UPNAYAN SANSKAR
VEDARRAMBHA SANSKAR 
KARVEDHAN SANSKAR
SAMVARTANA SANSKAR
VAANPRASTHA
SANYAS
ANTYESHTI SANSKAR   

 

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