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    Rigvedic Marriage Verses

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    The document provides verses from the Rigveda that are used in Hindu wedding ceremonies. It summarizes the marriage of Soma and Surya which is recounted during the ceremony. It then provides the actual verses spoken by the groom and bride as they complete parts of the wedding ritual such as exchanging garlands, seats and holding hands in acceptance of the marriage. The verses speak of ensuring long life, prosperity and protection for the married couple.

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    The document provides verses from the Rigveda that are used in Hindu wedding ceremonies. It summarizes the marriage of Soma and Surya which is recounted during the ceremony. It then provides the actual verses spoken by the groom and bride as they complete parts of the wedding ritual such as exchanging garlands, seats and holding hands in acceptance of the marriage. The verses speak of ensuring long life, prosperity and protection for the married couple.

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    The document provides verses from the Rigveda that are used in Hindu wedding ceremonies. It summarizes the marriage of Soma and Surya which is recounted during the ceremony. It then provides the actual verses spoken by the groom and bride as they complete parts of the wedding ritual such as exchanging garlands, seats and holding hands in acceptance of the marriage. The verses speak of ensuring long life, prosperity and protection for the married couple.

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    The document provides verses from the Rigveda that are used in Hindu wedding ceremonies. It summarizes the marriage of Soma and Surya which is recounted during the ceremony. It then provides the actual verses spoken by the groom and bride as they complete parts of the wedding ritual such as exchanging garlands, seats and holding hands in acceptance of the marriage. The verses speak of ensuring long life, prosperity and protection for the married couple.

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    This collection of verses is mainly form the RigVeda, and has been

    compiled by Sri Anirban to adapt it for use in Hindu marriages. The


    verses are full of Vedic imagery. I will use a Bangla translation by
    Professor Gouri DharmapAl, and re-translate them into english. I include
    the second instalment with the first.

    * Shubha-dristi

    Groom: Aghorchakshur apatighniedhi shiva pashubhyah sumanAh


    suvarchAh.
    Virasur devakAmA syenA sham na bhava dvipade sham
    chatuspade.

    RigVeda 10.85.44
    Trishtup chhanda.

    Be (edhi) soft gazed (aghor-chakshuh), not a widow (a-pati-ghni)


    benefactor of animals (pashubhyah shiva), pleasant hearted (su-manAh),
    bright looking (su-varchAh), mother of heroes (vira-suh), devoted to God
    (deva-kAmA). Be peaceable with (sham bhava) our (nah) people (dvipade)
    and animals (chatuspade).

    Groom takes the bride to the altar and both sit down. AchArya recounts
    the marriage of Soma with SuryA.

    * Somatattva

    AchArya: SatyenottabhitA bhumih suryenottabhitA dyuoh.


    RitenAdityAs tishthanti divi somo adhi shritah.

    RigVeda 10.85.1
    Anushtup chhanda

    Earth (bhumih) is hoisted up (uttabhitA) by satya (satyena). The sky


    (dyouh) is hoisted up (uttabhitA) by surya (suryena). The Adityas
    (AdityAh) stand on Rita (ritena tishthanti). Soma (somah) is supported
    by sky (divi adhishritah).

    SomenAdityA valinah somena prithivi mahi.


    Atho nakshatrAnAm eshAmupasthe soma Ahitah.

    RigVeda 10.85.2
    Anushtup chhanda

    By Soma (somena) the Adityas (AdityAh) are powerful (valinah). By Soma


    (somena) the earth (prithivi) is glorious (mahi). And (atha) Soma stays
    (somah Ahitah) close to the stars (eshAm nakshatrAnAm upasthe).

    Somam manyate papivan yat sampishanti oshadhim.


    Somam yam brahmAno vidurna tasyAshnAti kaschana.

    RigVeda 10.85.3
    Anushtup chhanda

    The creeper that people crush (yat oshadhim sam-pishanti), (the drinkers)
    imagine (manyate) (that) they are drinking soma elixir (somam papivAn).
    That soma (yam somam) which the brAhmins (brahmanah) know of (viduh),
    nobody ever eats it (na kaschan tasya ashnAti).

    * Soma desires a wife


    Somo vadhuyrabhavat ashvinAstAmubhA vara.
    SuryAm yat patye shamsantim manasA savitA dadAt.

    RigVeda 10.85.9
    Anushtup chhanda

    Soma (somah) becomes (abhavat) desirous of a wife (vadhuyuh). Both


    Ashvinas (ubha ashvinA) became (their) welcomers (vara AstAm). When
    (yat) suryA (suryAm) became desirous of groom (patye shamshantim), (then)
    savitA (savitA) mentally (manasA) offered (her) (adadAt).

    * SuryA is described

    ChittirA upabarhanam chakshurA abhyanjanam.


    Dyuorbhumih kosha Ashidyad suryA patim.

    RigVeda 10.85.7
    Anushtup chhanda

    When SuryA went towards her husband (yat suryA patim agAt), (then) the
    sky and earth (dyuoh bhumih) became the carriage (koshah Asit), (her)
    awareness (chittih) became (Ah) the back cushion (upabarhanam), (her)
    vision (chakshuh) became (Ah) eye make-up (abhyanjanam).

    Mano asyA an AsiddyourAsiduta chhadih.


    Shukrou anadvahou Astam yadayAtsuryA griham.

    RigVeda 10.85.10
    Anushtup chhanda

    When SuryA went to (husband's) home (yat suryA griham ayAt), (then) her
    (asyAh) mind (manah) became (Asit) (her) chariot (anah), and (uta) sky
    (dyouh) became (Asit) (its) roof (chhadih), two stars (shukrou) became
    (AstAm) (her) ride (Anadvahou).

    Dve te chakre surye brahmAnah rituthA viduh.


    Athoikam chakram yadguhA tadaddhatayah idviduh.

    RigVeda 10.85.16
    Anushtup chhanda

    O suryA (surye), brAhmins know (brahmAnah viduh) (about) your two


    seasonal cycles (te dve rituthA chakre). But one of these cycles (atha
    ekam chakram) which is secret (yad guhA), that is known to the poet (tad
    addhatayah it viduh).

    * Bow to all

    SuryAoi devebhyo mitrAya varunAya cha.


    Ye bhutasya prachetas idam tebhyokaram namah.

    RigVeda 10.85.17
    Anushtup chhanda

    They who wishes well of creatures (ye bhutasya prachetasah) them SuryA,
    Mitra, Varuna and others (tebhyah suryAoi devebhyah mitrAya varunAya cha)
    I bow to them (idam namah akaram).

    * To the bride

    Somah prathamah vivide gandharvo vivida uttarah.


    Tritiyo agnishte patisturiaste manushyajah.

    RigVeda 10.85.40
    Anushtup chhanda

    Soma recieved first (somah prathamah vivide), Gandharva recieved


    afterwards (gandharvah uttarah vivide). Agni is your third husband
    (Agnih te tritiyah patih), son of man is your fourth (manushyajah te
    turyah).

    * The fire is lit and said to

    Agne shardha mahate soubhagAya tava dyumnAni uttamAni santu.


    Sam jAspatyam suyamam Akrinushva shatruyatAm abhi tisthA mahAmsi.

    RigVeda 5.28.3
    Trishtup chhanda

    O Agni show your might (Agne shardha) your best illuminations (tava
    uttamAni dyumnAni) may bring great luck (mahate soubhagAya santu). Make
    the spousal family (jampatyam Akrinushva) evenly balanced (suyamam sam),
    resist the might of (mahamsi abhi tistha) the unfriendly (shatruyatam).

    * Groom's AjyAhuti
    (she will touch his right shoulder with her right hand)

    Om dyuos te pristham rakshatu vayur uru ashvinou cha.


    StanandhayAmsa te putrAn savitA abhirakshatu.
    AvAsasah paridhAnAt vrihaspatir
    Vishve devAbhirakshantu paschat svAhA.

    SAmamantrabrAhmana 1.1.12
    Tri-avasana shatpada kakummati shakkari chhanda

    (May) the sky (dyuoh) protect your back (te prishtham rakshatu), Vayu and
    the two Ashvinas (vAyu ashvinou cha) (protect your) legs (uru). (May)
    your unweaned sons (te stanandhayAn putrAn) be protected by savitA
    (savitA abhirakshatu). (May) vrihaspati (vrihaspatih) (protect you) till
    you are clothed (AvAsasah paridhAnAt), afterwards (paschAt) may the
    vishadevas protect (vishve devAh abhirakshantu).

    kta pareitu mrityur amritam me agAt.


    Vaivasvato no abhayam krinotu svAhA.

    SAmamantrabrAhmana 1.1.15
    ChatushpadA gAyatri chhanda

    (May) death (mrityuh) be sent far (parA etu), immortality (amritam) come
    near (me Agat). Son of VivasvAn (vaivasvatah) give us shelter from fear
    (na abhayam krinotu).

    * Exchange of seats and acceptance of hand

    PushA tveto nayatu hastagrihya ashvinA tvA pravahatAm


    rathena.
    GrihAn gachha grihapatni yathAso vashini tvam vidatham A
    vadasi.

    RigVeda 10.85.26
    Trishtup chhanda
    (May) PushA (pushA) lead you from here (itah nayatu) holding your hand
    (hastagrihya tva). The two Ashvinas (ashvinA) carry you in chariot (tvA
    rathena pra vahatAm). Go home (grihAn gachha), so that you become the
    lady of the household (yathA tvam grihapatni asah), take control
    (vashini) (and) give orders (vidatham A vadAsi).

    Groom: GribhnAmi te soubhagatvAya hastam


    MayA patyA jaradashtir yathA sah.
    Bhago aryamA savitA purandhir mahyam tvAdur gArhapatyAya
    devAh.

    RigVeda 10.85.36
    Trishtup chhanda

    For good luck (soubhagatvAya) I accept your hand (te hastam gribhnAmi),
    so that (yathA) in my husbandship (mayA patyA) you reach old age (jarat
    ashtih asah). The devas Bhaga, AryamA, SavitA and Purandhi (Bhago aryamA
    saviA purandhir devAh) have given you to me (mahyam tvA aduh) for
    (becoming your) husband (gArhapatyAya).

    * Bride's lajAhom

    Bride: Om dirghAyur astu me patih shatam varshAni jivatu.


    EdhantAm jnAtayo mama svAhA.

    SAmamantrabrAhmana 1.2.2
    GAyatri chhanda

    (May) my husband (me patih) live long (dirghAyuh astu), live one hundred
    years (shatam varshAni jivatu). My relatives (mama jnAtayah) prosper
    (edhantAm).

    Om aryamanam nu devam kanyA agnim ayakshata.


    sa mAm devo aryamA preto munchatu mAmutah svAhA.

    SAmamantrabrAhmana 1.2.3
    Anushtup chhanda

    (As a) daughter (kanyA) (I) made vows (ayakshata nu) to deva Aryama and
    Agni (aryamanam devam agnim). (May the) Aryama deva (sah aryamA deva)
    liberate me from it (mam itah pramanchatu), (May Agni) liberate me from
    that (ma amutah).

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