what makes it hard to sustain the divinity of indian brahmin marriages - a case study
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What Makes It Hard To Sustain The Divinity of Indian Brahmin Marriages?- A Case Study
Abstract—Marriage is regarded as one of the critical pillars in the oldest and richest world of traditions and rituals in Indian heritage. Of these, Brahmins are regarded as scholars and who follow traditions and rituals even in the modern world. Marriage is
the most critical phase of one’s life and a Brahmin marriage is a divine ritual usually performed for 5 days. The process for finding a bride and the procedures for marriage and the guidelines for a sustainable marriage are explicitly and clearly documented in Sanatana Dharma. In this paper, we unfold the promises that are made by bride and groom in the marriage process while unfolding each and every mantra, their meanings and the impact of these mantras in their relationship. An analysis of the history and literature of Indian marriages and more specifically Brahmin marriages reveals that there is “no separation” of couple once married under any circumstances. However, unfortunately, recent trends suggest that these marriages are also being broken
often because of dramatic and weird activities. We make an attempt to list the key reasons and rationale for this pathetic situation based on a case study. We particularly emphasize how modern immoral trends like secret cybersex before and after marriage, undermining of ethics and values, support of felon family for these kinds of activities play a major role in dismantling even traditional marriages. We then elaborate how digital records and logs reveal the hidden secrets and immoral activities of criminals. We finally end the paper by suggesting ways to move forward towards sustaining Indian Brahmin marriages.
Keywords-marriage; brahmin; India;Sanatana Dharma; divinity; cybersex; sustainability;
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Life is a Balance - Jeevana Thula Bharam
True Love outweighs everything
Unfortunately,
there are many
people today
who fall in the trap of superficial
love and world,
trust fake people
and eventually lose valuable life!
They cannot see
the value of true love unless in deep trouble
like Sathyabhama
Superficial Love & World
True Love & World
“Always remember that immature decision making destroys not just your life but the ones who truly loved you!!!”
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A philosophy:
There is good and
bad in everybody
and the churning
of mind towards
getting pure
nectar
(goodness/amrut
ham) initially
results in evil
thoughts
(halaham) which
are taken away
by Ishwara. Then
finally, Godess
Lakshmi and the
nectar emerges
to enlighten our
lives…
Ksheera Sagara Mathanam
Churning of ocean of thoughts: good versus evil
A mythical story:
A marriage
happens between
a Deva Purusha
and Asura Kanya,
after churning of
their life, halahalam
(poison) emerges.
Lord Shiva
consumes this
halahalam and
dismantles their
marriage and saves
the sanity of
marriage and lives
of Devas…
Essence:
Good over evil
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“Even losing is
winning in moral
path while even
winning is losing in
immoral path!”
Hill of Cheerful Life
A Whirlpool Life
No matter how well you feed a snake, it will still emit poison
He healed a wounded snake…
Gave it life again, fed it with milk by sacrificing
his own life… But the snake brutally kills the person who saved
it by backstabbing and shows its real colors…