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How Many Types Of Marriage Are There In India?

  • Writer: Lead India
    Lead India
  • Jul 11, 2023
  • 3 min read

Brahma, Daiva, Arsa, Prajapatya, Asura, and Gandharva are the eight types of Hindu marriage that Manu, the great Hindu law giver, mentions. Paisacha and Rakksash. There were eight different types of marriage, four of which were legal and four of which were not, until the Hindu Marriage Act was passed. This was caused by how far dispersed the Hindu society was and how diversely made up its constituent parts were.



Forms of marriage:

1) Brahma type of union: The Brahma form of marriage is seen to be the most beneficial and is widely used in India. It is seen as a more developed stage of social development. This type of marriage was given such high priority by Manu, the creator of Hindu law, that he even elevated it above heavenly marriage. "The gift of a maiden spontaneously after clothing and reverencing her, to one learned in the Vedas and of good character," was how Many defined this Brahma type of marriage.

2) Daiva form of Marriage: The Daiva form of marriage differed slightly from the Brahma form in that the prospective spouse was a recognised priest. Special characteristics like good character, knowledge of the Vedas, or the bridegroom's decent family background were not prioritized throughout the selection process. In the 'Daiva' rite, the father gives his daughter, who is clothed in homosexual clothes, to the priest who will conduct the holy act as the sacrifice is already being made.

3) Form of marriage known as Arsha: "When the father marries his daughter after receiving from the bridegroom one pair of kine, or two pairs for uses prescribed by law, This union is referred to as Arsha. As suggested by its name, this kind of union was most typical among families with connections to the clergy. Arsha is its name. The bride's price in this kind of marriage is the pair of kine, or two pairs. According to Sir Gooroodas Banerjee, the phrase "it means the ceremony of the Rishis" is "perhaps indicative of the pastoral state of Hindu society, when the free gift of daughters in marriage was not common and cattle formed the pecuniary consideration for the gift."

4) Prajapati type of Matrimony: In this type of union, the father delivers his daughter in marriage with honor, stating, in a firm voice, "May you both perform your civil together to fulfill your secular and religious commitments. "You two work together to fulfill your secular and religious obligations. By virtue of the word Prajapatya, it is clear that the couple signs a binding contract for the purpose of bearing offspring and repaying obligations to Prajapati. The bridegroom must treat the bride as a partner for both secular and religious purposes in order for this sort of union to be valid. The bridegroom makes the marriage proposal since he is the damsel's suitor.

5) Asura form of marriage: The bride was delivered to the husband in exchange for a payment known as the "sulka," or bride-price, in the Asura form of marriage. When the bridegroom chooses the damsel voluntarily as his bride after giving as much cash as he can to her father or paternal kinsmen and to her, this is known as an asura marriage.

6) The joining of a man and a woman by mutual consent is known as the Gandharva form of marriage. The voluntary union of a man and a woman is referred to as a Gandharva union, which Manu claims results from passion.

7) Rakshasa type of union: The 'Rakshasa' kind of marriage can be summed up as marriage by capture, analogous to the victor's claim to the captive's person in a conflict. "The Rakshasa marriage," according to Manu, "is the kidnapping of a lady by force from her home as she weeps and cries for assistance, after her kinsmen and friends have been killed in battle or wounded, and their houses have been broken open"

8) The Paishacha' form of marriage is the worst type of union practiced by Hindus. When the damsel is napping, flushed from a strong drink, or mentally disorganized, the lover sneakily envelops her. This is the seventh and lowest kind of wicked marriage. This evil union is known as paishacha.

If the couple lives in Faridabad then court marriage in Faridabad may be done. Moreover, if the couple file an application for court marriage in Delhi then court marriage process Delhi should be followed and court marriage in Delhi fees should be paid.

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