#gandharva marriage

[jeevanjali]

Hindu Marriage: हिन्दु धर्म में विवाह कितने प्रकार के होते हैं , जानिएHindu Marriage: सनातन धर्म में विवाह को महत्वपूर्ण संस्कारों में गिना जाता है। इसलिए हिंदू विवाह में वैदिक मंत्रों और कई परंपराओं के साथ विवाह संपन्न कराया जाता है। हिंदू धर्म में विवाह के मुख्य आठ प्रकार बताए गए हैं।

[blackknight-100]

So I was rereading the Dushyanta and Shakuntala story, and I just noticed the worst thing ever. Every mortal couple in Hindu Mythology that anyone ever called the "definition of true love" has been sundered from one another in at least one version, and usually this involves the woman being innocent and the man being either duty-bound or a jerk.

Krishna has to leave Vrindavan and Radha for Mathura. I whole-heartedly believe this was inevitable unless Radha left Vrindavan, so I don't take Krishna-slander regarding this but. They never really get together together after that so Idk tbh.

Rama, of course, does the whole Agni-Pariksha thing, even if we don't take the Uttar Kand, and if we do, he goes from reputation-obsessed questionable man to utter jerk who absolutely doesn't deserve to be called Purushottam.

And although Kalidasa did an excellent job of making Dushyanta and Shakuntala's story one of star-crossed lovers, in most other cases, Dushtyanta (in an effort to pull a Rama) outright lies and calls Shakuntala a harlot in open court when she asks him to help raise their son. The only good thing about that "love" story is the ABSOLUTE Tongue-Lashing (TM) Shakuntala gives him. Other than that, it's basically a man coercing a sheltered woman into doing the deed, later trying to humiliate her in public when asked to take accountability, and then passing it off as 'upholding her reputation.'

Honestly, we have so many good love stories I did not expect these to be the benchmark of love 🥲🫠

[ikaroux]

How are they with their pregnant companion? Tighnari

Synopsis: Pregnant, your husband/partner is over the moon. But how would he take care of you during pregnancy?

Style: Cute, fluffy, female reader.

Bonus NSFW (18+) I remind minors to avoid reading this kind of content.

Alert: May contain story spoilers for some characters.

Characters: Tighnari.

Note: I wanted to do Capitano and Kaveh at the same time as Tighnari, but having had the flu this week, I unfortunately didn't have the strength to move forward. I still wanted to get something out for the holidays. I hope to have time to do Capitano and Kaveh for the new year. I really enjoyed writing this for Tighnari, I got very attached to the character, especially from my other fic "Before the Sun and Moon." (I unfortunately didn't have time to translate the last few chapters into English). I hope you'll like it!

Part 1 Diluc, Zhongli, Kaeya, Xiao, Venti, Albedo, Kazuha, Childe.

Part 2 Scaramouche, Dainsleif, Thomas.

Part 3 Dottore, Pantalone, Alhaitham

Part 4 Cyno, Ayato

"Tighnari, which color do you prefer?"

Tighnari was working on a poison remedy for foresters when you walked in with a pair of clothes in hand, one fir green and the other indigo. "Um… Indigo, I'd say." And once he had given his opinion, he returned to his research, not catching your insistent gaze on him. After a few seconds of your lover remaining focused on what he was doing, you noticed that his body froze, ears and tail erect while his eyes were as round as an owl's. The clothes you brought him were far too small for an adult… Tighnari turned back to you, his eyes darting between what you held in your hands and your face. The gentle smile you offered him and then your nod propelled him into a daydream. You were pregnant, he had been waiting for this moment for months! The fox man rushed to you, lifting you off the ground to trap you in a warm, loving embrace. He was finally going to build a family with you, his beloved. He was the one who brought up the idea of a baby, the enthusiasm and warmth of his words making you melt for him more and more. Before he met you, he was once a distant and solitary man, preferring to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the academy, and the plots. It was in his genes, he was made that way. But with you, everything was different. He loved you more than anything else and the day he asked you to be the mother of his child was the most beautiful proof of love he could offer you, not to mention his marriage proposal…

Tighnari would only tell close friends about your pregnancy, so Cyno will be the first to know. Although he feels a great affection for Collei, he will prefer to wait a little before telling her that he will be a father in a few months. He knows that she is quite emotional and awkward, so it was better to bring it up gently.

You both chose to stay in Gandharva, the atmosphere being more peaceful than in the city of Sumeru. It will be Tighnari who will take care of you during the whole pregnancy. Nevertheless, he will not hesitate to ask for advice from colleagues when his knowledge reaches its limit.

Tighnari will do his best to be by your side as often as possible during the first months of your pregnancy, wishing to support you during the first trimester which was the hardest for a pregnant woman to bear. He knows that his presence reassures you and calms your anxieties as a mother-to-be and Tighnari is well aware that this child must be expected by two.

Your husband will always be behind you when you feel ill, gently stroking your back if you are vomiting, or applying an herbal balm to your temples to soothe your headaches. He will stay by your side when you sleep, rocking you tenderly, his soft eyes admiring your face. Maybe you dreamed it, but you could swear you heard him whispering words of love in your ear…

Unfortunately for you, your sleep will often be disturbed during the first weeks. Tighnari, having a very developed hearing, will wake up at the slightest noise you make. Seeing that your eyes are wide open, the man will whisper a few soft words to you, his hand tenderly caressing your face to numb your senses before wrapping you in the warmth of his arms. He will only fall back asleep once he feels your steady breathing against his skin, indicating that you have fallen into a peaceful torpor.

Tighnari has made a habit of letting you stroke his ears and tail when you're stressed, even if he's in the middle of his work. He knows that this soothes and comforts you. He'll usually wrap his arm around your hips and pull you closer to him, resting his head against your belly.  Anyone in Teyvat could tell you were the most adorable couple they had ever seen.

Being a forestry brigadier, Tighnari is sometimes forced to be away in the forest for days at a time. You both hate being away from each other, and even more so now that you are pregnant. Fortunately for him, you get along well with Cyno, who will always offer to take some time to visit you and check on you. "I want your child to call me uncle Cyno." He will say with a serious look to Tighnari as a token of thanks. The fox man will look at him blankly, ears lowered as Cyno nonchalantly raises his thumb in the air before joining you. "Ah?!" Was all that Tighnari found to say, his friend being already too far away to hear him (or pretended not to hear him…).

It is after a long week of absence that Tighnari realized the volume that your belly took. Slightly rounded, hardly visible to those who were not paying attention. For your husband, however, it was obvious and he found it beautiful… Seeing you, the one he cherished most in the world, going about your business as your child grew inside you. He couldn't help but look at you in silence, his eyes full of love and tenderness.

You were in the early stages of your second trimester, and your belly had taken on a shape that made Tighnari blush with joy. How many times did he feel like he was being slapped in the face by the evidence of your pregnancy? He couldn't stop looking at your belly, let alone touch it. So in those moments, you'd invite him to join you on the couch or bed, making yourself comfortable before inviting him to rest his head on your belly, stroking his hair as he savored the moment. "Tighnari, I'm sure our little boy will look just like you." The man laughed against you, gently making the baby react against his cheek. "Why do you think it will be a boy?" "I saw him in a dream." Tighnari looked up at you, clearly amused. "Oh, then it will be a girl." Your eyes opened wide, further amusing your husband. "You have a 50/50 chance of cheating on you my love, so my money is on a little girl. Besides, how many mothers have been wrong in their dreams of their unborn child?" You grunted, frustrated by your husband's words. He reassured you, however, whispering that no matter what sex the baby was or who it looked like, he would love and cherish it as his greatest treasure.

Your outings into town were always in pairs. Tighnari would stay by your side, affectionately holding your hand as he nonchalantly strolled the streets of Gandharva. Your belly was now perfectly visible to everyone, prompting locals who knew you well to approach you. Tighnari's colleagues and friends even dared to ask you to touch your belly, despite your husband's reluctance… He begged the Rani Kusanali to help him when he felt the impatience rising in him at the sight of all these people touching you without fear in front of him… Your husband has become particularly good at finding any excuse to keep you away from the crowd…

When you reach your seventh month of pregnancy, it becomes increasingly difficult for you to rest, especially when the baby seems to be living its best life in your belly. Although fun for those who touched your belly, it was unfortunately something that made your daily life more exhausting. The pain in your back intensified with the fatigue and stress of the approaching birth… When you felt exhausted, you looked for your husband who was your lifeline when you felt like you were drowning in uncertainty and doubt… Tighnari would listen to you calmly before taking you to a quiet place to sit on him, his hands and lips taking over his words to soothe you.

As you approached your ninth month of pregnancy, you felt unable to move because your belly was so round and heavy. Exhaustion was showing on your face and the pain in your back was becoming unbearable. Tighnari had become the one thing in your life that made you feel safe, cherished and loved. You relied entirely on him… As you were nearing the end of your pregnancy, Tighnari took a few weeks off to devote all his time to you. When he wasn't busy with household chores, your husband would sit on the bed next to you, chatting quietly with you while keeping his head and hands on your belly, enjoying your caresses in his hair. He cherished his moments of intimacy with you, basking in your caresses as he felt his child playing in your belly. He had told you so many times since you were together, but by the seven archons, he loved you more than anything in the world. Tighnari has never felt happier…

Tighnari will be an extremely gentle father, never raising his voice at his child, believing that education should not be about obedience, but about self-respect. He loves the contact with his baby, looking for every possible excuse to hold him. Having already had Collei under his wing, he will be very pedagogical with his little one, loving to answer his questions and teach him new things.

NSFW Bonus:

It was not easy to imagine that Tighnari was the kind of man who sought physical contact, he who was always known as a solitary man, preferring to hole up in his office or go off into the forest on his research and patrols. Yet he was the first to come to you and claim you, loving and savoring every part of you with a consuming passion. You had never felt so loved and wanted as you did with him…

Seeing your body change with pregnancy, you were afraid that it would turn him off and that he would pull away from you while your sexual desires only intensified. Your fears were unfounded, and while Tighnari avoided touching you for the first few weeks of the pregnancy, preferring to give you time to recover from the nausea and exhaustion that your first few hectic nights had caused, once he felt your intense gaze on him, he knew he could once again indulge his need to touch you.

He was always the first to make contact, approaching you from behind like a fox looking for its prey and wrapping you in his loving arms as his lips sought the softness of your skin. His hands always lingered on your belly before slowly moving up to your aching chest, massaging it languidly as you felt his canines nibble tenderly at your neck. He always had loving, passionate words to whisper to you before he started anything, telling you how beautiful and desirable he thought you were with his baby in your belly. He knew that you were afraid that you wouldn't be desirable anymore, that the stretch marks would appear more and more as your belly grew… Or even that the thought of making love to a pregnant woman might scare him away from you. But you were beautiful in every way, pregnant or not, Tighnari needed to feel you against him, your warm skin, your moans and the melodious whisper of his name when he made you feel especially good…

The sex was always passionate and languid, and while you liked to hold him, Tighnari had a preference for taking you doggy style. Although it was easier for you and for him with your increasingly rounded belly, it was a habit he'd picked up long before you got pregnant. He was always gentle with you, only getting carried away when he felt your orgasm approaching. His lips were never far from your skin as his ears strained, the pleasure he felt inside you making him dizzy. He was always careful not to crush you, constantly keeping a protective hand on your stomach.

As soon as he felt you tighten around his member, Tighnari would slow down to savor the feel of your tight walls, before straightening up behind you, grabbing your hips to lift you a bit off the mattress you were lying on. He would seek release as soon as you calmed down, flipping you onto your back before penetrating you again. The quick movement of his hips made you moan and Tighnari crushed his lips to yours to swallow the vibrations of pleasure from your throat. And as he felt his orgasm pouring into you, one of his hands grabbed yours, tangling your fingers together as the pleasure overwhelmed him, his moans swallowed by your passionate kiss… Archon, he loved you so much it was painful. His forehead resting tenderly against yours, Tighnari closed his eyes, thinking of how happy he was to be starting a family with the only woman he'd ever loved…

[moonchild033]

Rahu-Ketu Dosha and Marriage 💍❤

I've been seeing this question all over the internet, so I wanted to clarify regarding the Rahu-Ketu dosha and whether you can marry a person without the same dosha and about the cancellation of this particular dosha.

Since there are very few details on this confusion, I wanted to make this post, hope this helps! 🤗

What is Rahu-Ketu Dosha? 🐍

In your birth chart, if Rahu/Ketu is positioned in the 1st & 7th houses, you are said to have Rahu-Ketu Dosha. If you have it in 2nd and 8th houses, there is a partial dosha.

For clarification, Rahu= North node, Ketu = South node (If you are new to vedic astro terms)

Dosha generally means that the planets/shadow planets are afflicted and will give unfavorable results to the individual.

Imo, a Dosha doesn't make you weak, it makes you different from others. Your ideologies and desires differ a lot from the common population, hence you will be incompatible with them.

In this case, a person with Rahu in 1st and Ketu in 7th can be detached from partnerships and dependencies like marriage and would like to concentrate more on their own personal growth and have huge dreams to achieve. With the reverse of the axis, the individual may not want to settle with commitments but can be interested in flings, their confidence is lacking in themselves and dependent more on their partnerships, they may have dreams to have their own business.

Both of these tendencies are extremes and are considered to be not ideal for the general population, hence, People with Rahu-Ketu dosha are advised to marry the person with the same dosha resulting in its cancellation. It's more like marrying a person who shares ur ideologies and way of life and can understand you better.

What if a person you like has Rahu-Ketu dosha and you don't? Or vice versa? Can you marry each other? 🤯💝

This dosha is strictly considered during marriage match making in Vedic astrology, people who don't have the dosha are advised to not marry a person who has it. But what if you are in love with a person having such placement?

Rahu-Ketu dosha is cancelled up to 90% if the birth chart satisfies any of this two rules:

Rahu/Ketu aspected by Jupiter:

Jupiter 's aspects falls in 5th, 7th and 9th house from where he is positioned. Ex.: A person has virgo ascendant and Rahu on the asc, Jupiter is is Taurus sign, now count the 5th, 7th and 9th house from Jupiter's position. Here, Jupiter's 5th aspect falls on Rahu, hence the dosha is cancelled up to 90% in this birth chart.

The house lord where Rahu/Ketu is present is exalted:

Rahu/Ketu are shadow planets and follow the nature of the zodiac sign it is present in. So if the lordship of the house they are present in is strong, the ill-effects of Rahu-Ketu dosha will be cancelled. Ex.: A person has Cancer ascendant and Rahu on asc, the house ruler of cancer where rahu is present is Moon. Moon is positioned in Taurus (exalted), hence the dosha is cancelled up to 90% in this chart.

If your partner who has this dosha, fulfills either of these conditions, get ready for the wedding bells! 💍💕

What about the remaining 10% of Dosha? How will it play out in case of 90% dosha cancellation? 🤔

You don't have to worry about the remaining 10% of dosha. Only during the Mahadasha (Major planetary period) of Rahu/Ketu, you may feel a tiny amount of ill-effects like confused mental state, uncontrollable desires, minor clashes with your spouse etc.

What if you don't have the dosha cancellation aspects in your chart? Can you still marry a person without this Dosha? 😢💍

Good news, Yes you can! Now, cheer up ❤

This Dosha mainly affects your desires and way of looking at life. If you are in love and have a person who understands you, your views & desires and supports you through everything, it doesn't matter whether they have this dosha or not to match with yours.

Doesn't sound convincing enough?

Here's another good news, there is a concept called 'Gandharva Vivaha' in Vedic terms, which means choosing a person you want to marry, in modern terms- A love marriage. It is said that you don't even have to match birth charts between two people whose hearts have been connected beforehand because it is destined to happen this way.

Are there any remedies for this dosha? 🙏

I personally don't believe that much in remedies but if it works for you, I would advise you to visit Kalahasti temple at Andhra Pradesh, India and participate in the Rahu/Ketu pooja.

Please feel free to comment down your thoughts or questions 🤗

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[chickenparm]

Tradition - Part Six

Check out @drawlypsy’s full version of the header that can be found here! This is a short chapter but bear with me, we're getting there.

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“Sn-Snezhnayan tradition dictates in a traditional battle, the winner is allowed to request one thing from the-” another cough, born from phlegm in his throat that rattles wetly, “from the loser.” (or, You accept a bet and despite not winning, you’re not sure if you’ve actually lost.)

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Childe/f!Reader 1,276 Words - SFW Bamboozled into marriage, awkwardness, fluff, future smut

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The moment you slipped the Akasha Terminal over your ear, you ceased to dream. 

In Sumeru City, in Gandharva Ville, in Port Ormos, each night is restful, but ultimately void of vivid images in your subconscious. It takes you almost two weeks before you realize the loss of your dreams, and only because you overhear someone make mention of how adults in Sumeru are unable to do so. 

Odd, but not unwelcome. Because during your trip to Sumeru, the only things occupying your dreams were soft orange hair, depthless blue eyes, the exact constellation of freckles across two cheeks that smushed his arm as he leaned on the windowsill and smiled at you sadly. 

Once, he offered to help you. The Fatui have near-endless resources when it comes to information, thanks to a few of the Harbingers being very invested in the exchange of little secrets. But unfortunately, it comes with the caveat of throwing your lot in with them. The Fatui don’t make uneven exchanges, especially when you’ve been somewhat of a thorn in their side for a little too long, now.

In the dark of the inn’s sitting room, the gentle lights from outside the window playing across the two of you, there was an equivalent exchange made. Childe would be heading to Inazuma in your absence to investigate Scaramouche’s actions and disappearance with the gnosis there. It’s no secret you had a hand in it, and he makes you an offer. 

I’ll tell you one piece of information for every piece you afford me, he told you without a shred of dishonesty. We can make each other's life easier. 

In exchange for a promise to be nothing but diplomatic, you tell him a single name; Yae Miko. And he gives you a crooked smirk while making it clear he expects no such promise in return. The name he gives you is twofold - The Doctor, or Il Dottore. Another Harbinger. 

And when you remind him that she’s aware of the arrangement between the two of you, his smile only grows wider. Teasing words leave him about how perhaps you’ll meet him in Inazuma when you’re finished in Sumeru, and the two of you can go ahead and get things set in stone. The elbow to his ribs only makes him laugh a little too loud before you slap a hand over his mouth to keep him from waking Paimon. 

Dreamlessness is a nice reprieve from too many thoughts of a man you won’t be able to see for an indeterminate amount of time. It lets you focus on the task at hand; finding Lesser Lord Kusanali is a task in and of itself. Each day mixes into the next, exhaustion growing until it feels almost too much to bear. 

And then, vaguely, they start again. 

At first, it’s only the wisps of suggestions. A cool scent lingering in your nose as you sit up in bed. The color of the sky at sunset, locked in strands that tickle through your fingers as you reach out for them. Blue, blue, blue eyes that look at you with amusement, annoyance, affection, longing. 

Then, it grows stronger. A shoulder pressed against yours as the surroundings shift nebulously, his presence the only real constant in your subconscious thoughts. How the skin of his cheek felt beneath your lips as you brushed them there, just shy of where you really wanted to touch him. Long fingers gliding across your jaw as he leans in, eyes half-lidded and so very close. 

And then you awaken, your heart filled with longing. Each one is familiar, not because of the subject, but a sick sense of déjà vu. Paimon’s chattering goes in one ear and out the other as you scramble with shaking fingers at the transient edges of dreams you’re desperate for. Each day following those dreams feels as long as a century.

You wake up from those dreams one hundred sixty-eight times.

Every half-baked dream is deposited back in your head with Lesser Lord Kusanali’s knowledge capsule, and your heart feels exhausted and broken each time you receive the gift of your memories. By the time you break the samsara of the Sabzeruz Festival, it feels as if you’ve lived a lifetime without him. 

It shouldn’t be as painful as it is. Countless years were spent before meeting him, traveling from world to world with only the presence of your twin for company. Even now, you’re not truly alone with Paimon at your side - except it’s not nearly the same. If Paimon knows what it is that has you out of sorts, then no mention is made of it. 

Nahida offers you no such reprieve. Another one hundred sixty-eight cycles go by, though of a much smaller time frame, and it all feels like an eternity since you’ve last seen Childe’s face. The Akasha terminal allows you to dream fully once more, and you awaken with tears in your eyes, an ache in your chest, and a little god sitting at the end of your bed with a look of interest and a hand clutched over her heart. 

“You must love him very much, for him to be your first dream.”

And how do you respond to that? Because you’re not quite sure if that’s the right word to use - not because it’s incorrect, but because it isn’t enough. Your fingers swipe at your eyes to wipe away the tears, and Nahida waits patiently for you to give a response. In the end, all you can do is nod your head. 

“It will take me some time to work through Irminsul to find information on your sibling. Why don’t you use that time to take a rest?” Nahida reaches out, her hand curling around your ankle on the bed and squeezing a little too tightly, as if she’s just now attempting the action of physical comfort for the first time in her life. “Maybe a change of scenery will help with the heartache?”

The sun crests over the treetops of Dharma Forest as your palm rests flat on the base of the teleporter. A tug yanks behind your navel, your stomach twisting in anticipation for the sensation of being broken down into something formless and ephemeral as the Ley Lines anticipate your direction based solely on a single thought. 

The lush grass at the top of Mt. Yougou cushions your fall as you drop to your knees, breathing heavily to offset the sensation of complete unmaking and reconstruction. The torii gate you’ve landed next to is enough to hold your weight as you lean on it and take deep, gasping breaths. The shrine maiden looks on, perplexed but keeping a respectful distance - it’s not the first time that Nana has seen you drop in through these teleporters, and she’s well aware there’s nothing that can be done to provide assistance. 

“Should I let Guuji Yae know you’re here, Traveler?”

“I’m well aware. How could I not hear such a clumsy arrival? How you managed to survive against Ei’s Musou no Hitotachi will always be a wonder.” Miko stands before you, a hand waving airily to dismiss Nana as she observes your slumped form. Tactfully, she remarks, “You look awful. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, but the body continues to yearn.”

How do you explain everything that’s happened? Miko would appreciate being candid, but all you can manage now is a frustrated sound as you get to your feet without a single offer of help on her end. She’s already halfway across the courtyard by the time you’ve balanced yourself properly. 

Maybe you will give her the long version, instead. 

[meluhha]

woman likely chose their own husband in ancient Melakam/Meluhha/Indus Valley

They meet each other of their own accord, consent to live together, and their relationship is consummated in copulation born of passion. This form of marriage did not require consent of parents or anyone else.

The woman and the man had met each other in their ordinary village life, or in various other places such as regional festivals and fairs, begun to enjoy each other's company, and decided to be together. This free choice and mutual attraction were generally approved by their kinsmen. 

A passage in the Atharvavedasuggests that parents usually let the daughter freely select her lover and directly encouraged her in being forward in affairs of the heart. The mother of the girl thought of the time when the daughter's developed youth (Pativedanam, post-puberty), that she would win a husband for herself, it was a smooth and happy sort of affair with nothing scandalous and unnatural about it

“The marriage of a desiring woman with a desiring man, without religious ceremonies, is the best marriage.” - Shakuntula’s foster father in Mahabharatha (her famous Brahmin priest father Vishwamitra cheated on his wife and had an affair and abandoned his daughter FYI)

“No man any longer asks for the daughter, nor does a father give away his daughter, they (women) find the man for themselves.”

Also, Atharvaveda (Strikaratâni, ii.36)):

May (Oh Agni!) a suitor after our own heart come to us; may he come to this maiden with fortune; May she be agreeable to suitors, charming at festivals, promptly obtain happiness through a husband. As this comfortable cave (Oh Indra!) furnishing a safe abode hath become pleasing to all life, thus may this woman be a favourite of fortune, well beloved, not at odds with her husband! Do thou ascend the full, inexhaustible ship of fortune to bring hither to this woman the suitor who shall be agreeable to thee. Bring hither by thy shouts (Oh lord of wealth!) the suitor – bend his mind towards her. Turn thou the attention of every agreeable suitor to her.

** CHOOSING YOUR HUSBAND BECAME TABOO AND DANGEROUS IN SOUTH ASIA AFTER IT WAS CONDEMNED BY VEDIC/BRAHMINS WHO NEEDED TO DO THEIR RITUAL/PRAYER BULLSHIT TO MAKE $$ AND STAY RELEVANT/POWERFUL **

-  Women from higher caste families: In traditional Hindu society, women from higher caste families were expected to marry within their own caste or within a compatible caste. "Gandharva Vivaha" was generally not encouraged for women from higher caste families, as it was seen as a violation of caste norms and could bring social disrepute to the family.

- In 1930, Justice Abdur Rahim held that the marriage in Gandharva form was not valid in India. This ruling came from the Madras High Court, with the statement that amongst the Hindus, the Gandharva form of marriage was obsolete (as of 1930). This was appealed based on the fact that the case was in court is proof that Gandharva weddings among Hindus is not obsolete

The Smritis of Hinduism recognize eight types of marriage. The other seven are: Brahma, Daiva, Arya, Prajapatya, Asura, Raksasa and Paisach

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Gandharva Marriage: An Insight into Ancient Indian Matrimonial Customs

Gandharva marriage is a notable concept within ancient Indian marital traditions, primarily featured in Hindu texts and epics. Gandharva marriage finds enough mention in Hindu mythologies and epics and involves exchange of garlands.

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8 types of Hindu Marriage

The color, the festivity, the rituals, and the food, make marriage ceremonies in India extra special. As we all know People come from all over the world to witness Indian weddings. They simply enjoy our culture, rituals. What makes Indian marriage ceremonies so special is the diversity. The rituals followed in the northern part of India are not the same as in the southern part of India, the east has different kinds of weddings and so does the west. There are different types of marriages in India. Let us understand the different types of marriages practiced in India. 

Hinduism mainly includes 16 sacred sanskaras in the entire journey of any human being. Marriage is considered to be the most sacred sanskar among all, because as per our scriptures a human can pursue dharma(responsibility/duties), Arth ( money) and Kama (sex), and ultimately Mokasha through this marital journey. 

Hindu marriage harmonizes two individuals (mostly male and female) for ultimate eternity. It also joins two families together. Ancient India was practicing many types of marriages.

 The eight types of traditional marriages recognized in Hindu law books are listed below.

Brahma marriage. ...

Daiva marriage. ...

Arsha marriage. ...

Prajapatya marriage. ...

Gandharva marriage. ...

Asura marriage. ...

Rakshasa marriage. ...

Paishacha marriage.

1. Brahma Marriage:-

A Brahma marriage is where a boy can get married once he has completed his studenthood or Brahmacharya. When the parents of the boy seek a female, they would consider her family background, but the girl's father would make sure that the boy that wishes to wed his daughter knew Vedas. Asking or expecting dowry from the bridal side is considered to be a sin, in this type of marriage. So Brahma marriage has the most supreme position of the eight types of Hindu matrimony.

2. Daiva Marriage:- 

This type of marriage is considered inferior among all types of marriages because it is degrading to womanhood. This is where the woman's family will wait for a specific time to get her wed. If she doesn't get a suitable groom, then she would be married off to places where the family chooses by matchmaking through the priest who duly officiates at a religious ceremony, during its performance. This used to be the practice followed by many Royals in ancient times to forge diplomatic ties with allies and enemies alike.

3. Arsha Marriage:-

 An Arsha marriage is where the girl is given in marriage to a sage. The bride used to be given in exchange for some cows. Muni Agastya and Lopamudra got married through Arsha Marriage. 

4. Prajapatya Marriage:-

Prajapatya is when a girl's father gives her in marriage to the groom, treating him with respect, and addresses them: 'May both of you perform together with your duties'. Unlike in Brahma marriage, Prajapatya matrimony is where the bride's father goes in search of a groom. 

5. Gandharva Marriage: -

The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover on their own is called Gandharva marriage. When it comes to ‘love’ marriage, it is Gandharva marriage that is the most similar. This is where a groom and his bride could wed without their parent's knowledge or sanction. This is how Dushyant married Shakuntala Note that this is not the same as dating. Here the bride and the groom exchange vows in the presence of some person, creature, tree, plant, or deity before any further action.

6. Asura marriage:-

This is matrimony where the groom may not often be compatible with the bride and may even possess some abnormality but either greed or compulsion on the part of the bride's father coupled with the groom's desire and wealth may render it. At all times this type of marriage was considered lowly. In modern times this is unacceptable because it is much like buying a product off the shelf and against common Indian law.

7. Rakshasa marriage –

The groom will force battles with the bride's family, overcome them and carry the bride away to convince her to marry him. Because of its use of force this marriage is considered to be a sin. In modern times also it is a crime. Hence it is known as Rakshas vivah or Rakshas marriage. 

8. Paishacha Marriage;- 

When a man by stealth seduces a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated, or mentally challenged, it is called Paishacha marriage. This is condemned in the manusmriti as a sinful act. It is considered the most inferior marriage type.

Marriage is an important social institution. Marriages in India are between two families, rather than two individuals It results in a more or less permanent relationship between a man and a woman. Its aim is not merely physical pleasure but spiritual advancement. It is not merely an individual function but has social importance. Its ideals are the fulfillment of Dharma, procreation and It exhibits an integral approach to this social institution.

Aims of the Hindu Marriage

1.    Fulfilment of Dharma or religious duties:

 According to the Hindu scriptures, marriage is the basis of all religious activities. According to Mahabharata, “wife is the very source of the Purusharthas, not Only of  Dharma, Artha, Kama but even of Moksha. 

Procreation: 

     In the Hindu family, the child is given a very important place. According to Rigveda, the husband accepts the palm of the wife to get a high breed progeny. According to Manu, the chief aim of marriage is procreation. 

             A lot of these types of marriages are still seen in Hinduism communities today. However, some have been prohibited or are heavily frowned upon. This article has taken a look into the eight different types of Hindu matrimony, but, the most acceptable for Hindu culture would be Brahma. 

               As society has advanced the Hindu marriage has gone through various changes. Even values attached to it have changed tremendously. Westernization has changed our concepts about marriage. As we all know these days Girls and Boys are highly qualified, Financially Independent and they have their own sets of thinking and priorities which are very difficult to mold. Individuals now are selecting their mates according to their requirements. Elders are playing a passive role in matrimonial search and their opinion or decisions are secondary. But looking at the matrimonial search challenges, many are not getting into matrimonial alliances. 

           Dear Bride and Grooms, Marriage is the main foundation of Indian Culture. And to maintain a healthy marriage, the relationship between husband and wife, and the relationship between their two families should be strong enough to support each other in their good and bad times. Probably that is the reason why still Brahma Marriage is practiced more in India.

What type of marriage are you looking for?

[itwillallbeokay]

Yeah it's progressive and trendy to hate on Hindus, I guess.

Well, I guess it's time to say some things.

Hinduism is not an Abrahamic religion. "lol Krishna is Vishnu in case you're wondering, he's an avatar of Vishnu kind of like Jesus is the avatar of God etc." he is not. He isn't here to atone for anyone's sins, he is there to vanquish evil, in every age, and maintain balance in the universe. That one sentence made me realize that you had done virtually no research at all.

Also, we do not have religious texts in the way Abrahamic religions like Christianity/Islam have. The Vedas, the Upanishads, are more concerned with philosophy, way of life, etc. There is no dogma, and whatever rules are laid there are for to give structure and purpose to an individual's life.

Another thing you should know is the position of women in Hinduism. I'll copy and paste things from Wikipedia as it is far more eloquent than me.

"Women during the Vedic period enjoyed high status with men in all aspects of life. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period.[1][2][3] Rig Vedic verses suggest that women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their own husbands in a practice called swayamvar or through Gandharva marriage.[4] The Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers, notably Gargi Vachaknavi and Maitreyi (c. 7th century BCE).[5]

Originally, women were allowed to undergo initiation and study the Vedas. In the Dharmasutra of Hathras, it is mentioned that:

In Mahabharata, the story of Draupadi's marriage to 5 men is a case in point. This pointed to the fact that polygamy was matched with polyandry during the Vedic era. Women could select their husbands in an assembly called swayamwar. In this practice, the father of the woman would invite all the men and the woman would select one, and marry him while the court watched.

Also, in the Puranas, every God was shown in consort of their wives, Vishnu with Lakshmi and Shiva with Parvati). Idols of god and goddesses were depicted with importance to both genders. Separate temples were set up for goddesses, and within each temple, goddesses were treated and worshipped with as much care and devotion as the gods were. There are also specific practices that endure to this day, in terms of preference of worship.

The book Hindu Female Deities as a resource for contemporary rediscovery of the Goddess by Gross Rita.M, 1989, says:

"According to some scholars the positive constructions of femininity found in goddess imagery and in the related imagery of the virangana or heroic woman have created a cognitive framework, for Hindus to accept and accommodate powerful female figures like "Indira Gandhi and Phoolan Devi, The same would not have been possible in Western religious traditions"

Even in the practice of Homa (ritual involving fire, and offerings to fire), every mantra or Shloka is addressed to Swaha, the wife of Agni, instead of Agni himself. Devi Bhagavata Purana: 9.43, says that all requests to Agni had to be made through his wife only:

"O Goddess, Let yourself become the burning power of fire; who is not able to burn anything without thee. At the conclusion of any mantra, whoever taking thy name (Svaha), will pour oblations in the fire, he will cause those offerings to go directly to the gods. Mother, let yourself, the repository of all prosperity, reign over as the lady of his (fire's) house."

This aspect of Swaha as Agni's wife is mentioned in Mahabharata, Brahmavantara Purana, Bhagavatha Purana as various hymns.

n the 6th or 5th century BCE, Queen Mṛgāvatī (in Sanskrit), or Migāvatī (in Prakrit) of the Vatsa mahajanapada ruled as regent while her son Udayana was either a minor or held captive by a rival king, and she earned "the admiration of even experienced ministers."[6][7]

Apastamba sutra (c. 4th century BCE)[8][3] captures some prevalent ideas of the role of women during the post Vedic ages. The Apastamba Sutra shows the elevated position of women that existed during the 4th century BCE:

A man is not allowed to abandon his wife (A 1.28.19). He permits daughters to inherit (A 2.14.4). There can be no division of property between a husband and a wife, because they are linked inextricably together and have joint custody of the property (A 2.29.3). Thus, a wife may make gifts and use the family wealth on her own when her husband is away (A 2.12.16–20). Women are upholders of traditional lore, and Āpastamba tells his audience that they should learn some customs from women (A 2.15.9; 2.29.11).

In the Gupta period instances are not rare of women participating in an administrative job. Chandragupta I, founder of the Gupta Empire, ruled the kingdom jointly with his queen Kumara Devi.[9] Prabhavatigupta was the daughter of Chandra Gupta II of the Gupta Empire and the wife of Rudrasena II of the Vakataka dynasty, and performed administrative duties in her kingdom.[7] Instances of women of the upper classes extending their phase of activities beyond the domestic circle are provided by the queen and queens regent in Kashmir, Rajasthan, Orissa and Andhra. Institutions were established for co-education. In the work called Amarkosh written in the Gupta era names of the teachers and professors are there and they belonged to the female sex.

In the 2nd century BCE, Queen Nayanika (or Naganika) was the ruler and military commander of the Satavahana Empire of the Deccan region (south-central India).[7] Another early female ruler in South Asia was Queen Anula of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka, 1st century BCE).

Queen Orrisa assumed regency when her son died in the late ninth century and immediately involved herself in military adventuring. Queen Kurmadevi of Mevad commanded her armies on the battlefield in the late twelfth century. Queen Didda of Kashmir ruled as full sovereign for twenty-two years, and Queen Jawahirabi fought and died at the head of her army.

In Sri Lanka, Queen Sugula led her armies against the southern king, her nephew. When pressed by the royal forces, she guided her forces into the mountains, where she built a number of forts. Sugula held out against the king's army for ten years and is remembered in Sri Lankan history as "Sugula, the rebel queen fearless". "

After the Islamic and Dutch, French, British colonisation of India, the position of women in society declined.

All of this is not to say that Hinduism is above criticism. But when you criticise a religion, or its aspects, try to find out why so many people believe in it. Do a little more intelligent research. Criticism of a subject without knowledge of said subject always reveals more about the critic.

Fun fact! The god Vishnu is probably the most famous hindu god and, according to hindu texts, he would stalk women as they were bathing and then steal their clothes.

Only after the women begged him would he return their clothes and let them dress themselves and leave. Of course men made lots of art about this beautiful event.

It's funny how male gods act exactly like male humans isn't it? What lesson are hindu women supposed to take from this? Well the metropolitan museum has a perfectly good explanation: "Krishna, the mischievous Divine Cowherd, has stolen the clothes of the bathing gopis, who shiver with cold but also with delight in their devotion to their lord. This splendid allegory of spiritual love-" excuse me what? the splendid what? lol Krishna is Vishnu in case you're wondering, he's an avatar of Vishnu kind of like Jesus is the avatar of God etc. Anyway, the museum details: "it recounts his playful theft of the clothes of the female cowherds, the gopis, who had left their clothes on the Yamuna River bank while bathing. Krishna placed them high in the branches of a tree, in which he is seen perched, daring the gopis to venture from the water. Metaphorically, this story serves to convey the power of devotion, to stand vulnerable before one’s God, secure in the power of bhakti, the unquestioning devotion to one’s god." ah it's not a creepy story it's just like if you love god and you're a woman you need to show him your body and beg him for your clothes and stuff. Makes sense.

Still according to hinduism, humans were created by the god Brahma.

Brahma was a pervert "in love" with his own daughter, the goddess Śatarūpā. She tried to run from him so he grew several heads and arms to reach her no matter where she tried to hide. He grew four heads to look at her from every cardinal direction, she couldn't escape his gaze. He's a buddhist idol still represented with his 4 heads and arms for better stalking.

Fun facts all around... I love religions.

[semi-imaginary-place]

more kubera thoughts

I've long accepted that currygom is a conservative so the gay people arent real didnt surprise me much but really sometimes she gets so close to understanding only to turn away at the last second.

Anyways side story between first and second. Kinaras prevailing characterization really is violent insecurity. She felt jealous of airavatas friends and felt airavata was having more fun without her so started hanging out with vitra then couldnt stand having a weaker name and stole airacatas name.

Airavata was in love with kinara and changed their sex to female to avoid being attracted to kinara (oh currygom). As others have pointed out it seems like the #1 and #2 of each clan were designed to fall in love / be attracted to each other / be each other's first loves. Garuda and original Taraka (raltara's mom), original Kinara and original Airavata, Yaksha and Jambavan, Asura and Ravana, Ananta and Manasa. And minus asura and ravana all these have ended poorly due to primevals manipulating the universe to correct perceived mistakes and shape the future to their plans. Taraka was too powerful airavata was draining kinaras power, yaksha jambavan and shuri were deemed unable to exist in the same universe. Manasa was engulfed by sins and had her name shattered. All of them pawns to reach the "best" outcome for the sake of the universe.

Menaka was the original Gandharva and her first love was Urvasi who is the current #3 and it's implied Urvasi continued to love Menaka through Menka's marriage to Gandharva up until his death by the taraka clan in the sidestory water's shadow.

Vitra? I dont know. I read speculation that the reason vitra is now obsessed with fighting Taksaka is because of a lingering crush amplified by the emotional dulling of the dragons but ehhh not enough info on this one.

[blobradius]

Here we go

I think I got married tonight. In a futile attempt to control the narrative of my own life, I’ve convinced my love to marry me this very night. Okay, let’s back up a bit.

I’ve got a bit of a phobia, and that phobia is envisioning myself in a family unit of my own making. It’s difficult for me to picture the nuclear family unit because it’s not something I’ve directly experienced without constant flux. To put it more straightforwardly, I come from a broken family. Well, it’s more of a fixer-upper. And as a result I have a bit of an... immaturity when it comes to family stuff. That immaturity turns into paralyzing fear when “family stuff” refers to the future, specifically me... as a wife or as a mom... PANIC! But then I met someone who is so ridiculously stable... not to be cliché, but he’s my “rock”.  So I thawed to this marriage idea. With him, I could do it. And here’s the kicker - sometimes kids from broken families want nothing more than to create a secure family unit deep down. Deep, deep, all the way down. Why else would I chose someone who is the paragon of stability, of security - a person who radiates so much warmth that there is always a cluster of world-weary souls huddled around him? This is someone who was born to be a father, a husband, a family man. I’d love nothing more than to share this with him, and I am SO EXCITED to be with him the whole way. And yet... 

And yet there’s always this niggling doubt - will I fuck it all up? What if he’s not the one? What if nothing can fix the broken parts within me? Insecurities pile up on the bad days. It’s best not to repress them, so I confront, and confront, and confront. I swallow my pride and jump into the trenches of my emotions to wrangle them into submission. Lately, I think it’s working. And here’s where we get back to where we started. In life, everything can change, your whole worldview, your entire personality can shift in the span of a minute. How? By rewriting your narrative. Whether we want to or not, most of us have an ongoing mythology about our own lives, a story we tell ourselves about our experiences that justifies or at least explains our choices. Here’s the thing that a very wonderful counselor made me realize: this story is fully within my control!

Shift the narrative a bit, and I go from commitment-phobic child of a broken home to survivor finding belonging and purpose in the comfort of a warm hearth. Shift it a bit more, and I can even find all the ways I’m meant to have a family: my bond with children, my incessant dad-jokes, my love of teaching, my hard-earned wisdom, my ceaseless loyalty.... there are plenty of reasons I’d be a good, possibly even great, wife and mother. That is, if I give myself the chance.

So... despite the circumstances that may be out of my control, here’s a thing that’s fully within grasp. Marrying him. I don’t need a court document or a religious ceremony to tell me what I know. That, rather than some romantic nonsense like “belonging together” or “being soulmates”, he and I have an incredible partnership based on mutual love, respect, and trust. I have unending confidence in our ability to get past any misunderstanding, difficulty, or challenge that we might encounter. Here is my vow: I will aid him, I will hold his hand, I will cherish him, I will take his help, I will take his hand, and we will walk side-by-side through life, wherever it leads us. Until the day our souls must part, we will travel as one. We will build a home together, and watch it flourish outside of us, and return to the universe in peace. When the time comes, I will let him go, and endeavor to follow him into the light. And so... 

I’m married, y’all!!

[thecreaturecodex]

Do you know of any traditionally good or even holy sex-themed creatures? I like a good demon girl as much as the next person but sex-themed mythical creatures being evil or predatory all the time seems a bit puritanical.

Blame Plato. The Neoplatonic idea of the material world being corrupt and the spiritual world being ideal has cast a long shadow over Christian thought. So to find good-aligned sex theming, it helps to look outside the Christian world.

In Islam, the houris are celestial maidens that tend to and marry the virtuous in Paradise. There is ample debate over whether these are the souls of virtuous women, or a separate creation a la the angels or jinn, but most scholars favor the latter. Some liberal scholars even go so far as to argue that, because gender neutral adjectives are used to describe them, that houris can be of multiple genders. Likewise, although the Koran is not specific about houris having sex with the faithful in Paradise, later interpretations tend to favor the idea. This is, incidentally, the truth at the root of the "72 virgins" line that Islamophobes like to throw around.

The peris are beautiful winged spirits from Persia, and have been incorporated into lore throughout the Muslim world. They are often associated with love, sex and childbirth. There are traditions of peris and humans in relationships, which tend to end tragically. The peri is in Pathfinder 1e

The apsaras (female) and gandharvas (male, pictured above) are spirits of nature in multiple Indian religions. In Hinduism, apsaras are associated with dance and gambling, and gandharvas are associated with music and divine messages. Both are associated with sex. They are renowned as excellent lovers, and sometimes are depicted in relationships with each other or with mortals. A Gandharva marriage is one based on mutual consent, where a woman chooses her own husband based on love and without rituals. These have ebbed and flowed in frequency based on cultural pressures of patriarchy over the centuries.

The kinnaras (male) and kinnaris (female) are similar. They are more prominent in Buddhist traditions than Hindu ones, but are also celestial musicians and excellent lovers. They are often depicted in male/female pairs as a sign of love and devotion in Burma and Indonesia. I made Pathfinder stats for them here

[vrishchikawrites]

A poem I wrote in Hindi for @mdzs-language-fest. It is a Wangxian poem from Wei Wuxian's POV. The background Wangxian art is also by me. Special thanks to @righteousinadversity for beta reading this!

Transcript

हमारे ह्रदय मैं उन्होंने एक अलग ही स्थान बना कर रख दिया| - Hamare hriday mein unhone ek alag hi sthan bana kar rakh diya.

(He has made a special kind of place in my heart)

सुनहरी आँखों की एक झलक, चाँद से चेहरे पर एक हलकी सी मुस्कुराहट, - Sunheri aakon ki ek jhalak, chand se chehere par ek halki si muskurahat

(A small glimpse of golden eyes, a faint little smile on his moon-like face)

उन बाँहों में जो सुकून, इस प्रेम ने हमें बेबस ही कर दिया| - Un bahon mein jo sukoon, is prem ne hameh bawas hi kar diya.

(The peace that exists in his arms, this love has made me helpless)

हम कोमल हो गए हैं, उनकी छाँव में खिल रहे हैं| - Hum komal ho gaye hain, unki chanv mein khill rahe hein.

(I have become soft, I am blooming under his shade)

दुन्यादारी का सब्र नहीं रहा अब, कर्तव्यों का पालन कर चुके हैं| - Dunyadari ka sabra nahi raha ab, kartavya ka palan kar chuke hain.

(I have no patience for worldly matters, have fulfilled all of my duties)

पूर्वज के सामने हमने किया गन्धर्व विवाह, - Purvaj ke samne hamne kiya gandharva vivah*,

(we have married before our ancestors)

तन, मन, और आत्मा हम उन्हें समर्पित कर चुके हैं| - Tan, man, aur atma hum unhe samarpit kar chuke hain.

(Body, mind, and soul I have finally surrendered to him)

*Gandharva vivah is a type of ancient Hindu marriage that is like elopement

[universeofdharma108]

Chapter 1~~ Hello Earth!

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The celestial inhabitants of the immortal Gandhara, are always up and about with their daily lives. Be it playing music and singing in the courts of Devraj Indra, worshipping their Aradhyas, or even just enjoying each other's company. Some would protect the the divine drink, known as Somraas, whilst some would write songs one their beloved deities. Most, keyword most Gandharvas are married, and some are too busy for marriage. Like our protagonist, Prankajam. Pankajam is always busy writing songs about Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Nonetheless he is accompanied by his friend, Ucchista and his younger sister, Lopamudra.

Pankajam is seen as handsome, celestial, and well dressed in jewelry and silk garments. His shoulder length hair is wavey and his face is gleaming like a waxing moon.

These days, his curiosity was getting in the way of his works. His curiosity about the modern world.

Ucchista: Mitr, are you alright? You have been staring at that dried leaf for the longest while.

(*** parchment and leaves were used as paper**)

Pankajam: ...........

Ucchista: Are you even listening?

Pankajam: ......Mitr Ucchista.... Did Narada Muni go to earth recently?

Ucchista: I think. Why?

Pankajam: Just asking. Lately I was curious about earth. It's nothing like Satya, Treta, or Dwarpayug isn't it?

Ucchista: nop. We're in Kaliyug. It's much different from those yugas.

Pankajam: I want to learn about it. I want to go and learn about the modern world.

Ucchista: *raises brow* are you crazy?! What if they become suspicious of your identity?

Pankajam: well I will just keep it a secret! Problem solved!

Ucchista: Does Lopa know about you leaving the heavens?

Pankajam: I'm not going to leave the heavens! I'll surely come back! But no, I didn't tell her yet.

Lopamudra: *enters* tell me what?! Bhaiya where are you going?

Pankajam: I want to learn about the modern world. So I'm planning on going there.

Lopamudra: Dharthi lok?! Impossible! Bhaiya what if you get hurt. Who's going to get me those jasmine flowers to make flowered jewelry!

Pankajam: Lopa, I'll be back soon. Ucchista will take care of everything when I'm gone.

Ucchista: .......me??

Pankajam: who else's name is Ucchista? *laughs*

Lopamudra: ok fine! But I will definitely miss you. But there's one condition, that you must fulfill! Or else I won't let you go anywhere.

Ucchista: how would you stop him for going? He had already made up his mind.

Lopamudra: don't doubt my capabilities!

Ucchista: *under his breath* yes ma'am.

Pankajam: tell me what's your condition?

Lopamudra: well I want you to get me a handsome boy.

Pankajam: A what!! Lopa!

Lopamudra: just listen to me na. I find that the guys here are very boring. And I want to be like Urvashi.

Pankajam: Lopa times has changed. I don't think that there's anyone pious on the Earth anymore.

Ucchista: yea. People have vices.

Lopamudra: what do you mean?

Pankajam: I mean that you deserve the world. And I can't tolerate it if I see someone mistreating you.

Lopamudra: awww! Bhaiya!!

Pankajam: I do promise you Lopa. But it's a bit impossible for an Apsara and a Kaliyugi mortal to be in a relationship.

Lopamudra: nothing is impossible, Bhaiya. I firmly believe! You know. I was always dreaming about getting my very own beloved.

Pankajam: hmm dream on. You'll meet the right one. You have my blessings!

Lopamudra: thank you bhaiya. Have a safe trip ok.

Pankajam: thank you. *hugs*

Ucchista: remember the rules of nature, Mitr. You can use must power.

Pankajam: yep. I took that into consideration.

Ucchista: if you need anything, just communicate with me through your mind.

Pankajam: Avashya.

Later on, Pankajam appeared near a sweet shop on the bustling town of Kanpur. He became fascinated by everything around him! A road filled with cars, trucks, rickshaws and scooters, and pedestrians with phones in their hands, that fill the sidewalk. Caught up in the speckle of the modern world, Pankajam didn't realize that he was in a line.

Pankajam: Waah! Adbhoot! Remarkable!

Halwai: um.......are you going to order.

Pankajam: *turns around* huh? Forgive me Srimaan, Pranam *clasps hands*

Halwai: eh? Pranam Pranam. Are you going to order?

Pankajam: that's what a king does. I'm no king.

Halwai: well you're in my line. People are waiting.

Pankajam: hmm but I am a bit hungry. Give 1000 laddoos.

Halwai: *almost fainting* 1 thousand!!

Pankajam: yea.

Halwai: ahahahaha right away! But tell me, are you a part of the Ramayan drama group or Mahabharat? Are you a little too old to take part in fancy dress.

Pankajam: I don't understand you, Srimaan. But I have witnessed Ramayan and Mahabharat. And it's a bit rude to call it a drama.

Halwai: bhai sahab. Have you been living under a rock! People dress and portray the stories in the scriptures. It's called an act.

Pankajam: ohh. Now I understand.

Halwai: your laddoos will be ready shortly.

Pankajam: thank you.

Pankajam: where can I go to learn about the world?

Halwai: uh?? Dude you're living in it. You'll learn as you go.

Pankajam: but go where?

Halwai: anywhere.

Halwai: look, after I give you your sweets, I'll stop a rickshaw and tell them where you want to go. Where do you live.

Pankajam: I don't have a home here.

Halwai: ohhh, you're a tourist! Right?!

Pankajam: what's a tourist. And what's a rickshaw?

Halwai: a tourist is someone who travels to various places.

Pankajam: so that makes Narada muni a tourist?!

Halwai: hey Bhagwan *facepalms* sure bhai sahab. Whatever.

Halwai: You see that matchbox on wheels right. The green and yellow?

Pankajam: oh that three wheeled, horseless chariot?

Halwai: yea. That's a rickshaw.

Pankajam: waw!

Pankajam: thanks a lot!

Halwai: anyways, here's your sweets! This is how much you have to pay.

Pankajam: I don't have any money. .

The halwai's face turned red with anger. He wanted to climb of the table and squeeze Pankajam's neck for giving such a big order and not having money at the end. However he tried to keep his calm.

Halwai: *forced smile* b....beta....what did you say?

Pankajam: that I don't have any money. But wait, take my ring. You can use that in the place of money

Halwai: *examines the ring* (this looks like real gold, I'll be rich. This fancy dress guy has Kuber's khazana. Or is that costume jewelry? I don't know)

Pankajam: keep it.

Halwai: *laughing and clasping his hands* ahahhahaha thank you thank you!!

Pankajam: you're welcome.

Halwai: yo rickshaw!!! Take this guy anywhere he wants to go!

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Indra's About to Get His Ass Kicked

Swarga. Paradise. The abode of the gods, up in the heavens. It was filled with all sorts of wondrous things as far as the eye could see, and promised its inhabitants a safe and luxurious life, devoid of conflicts. There were wish fulfilling trees and flowers that never wilted, gemstones that granted what you thought and rivers of somarasa, the divine wine. Apsaras and gandharvas kept your senses entertained, while the companies of the gods and goddesses provided contentment to the mind and soul. Mortals too could access this plane of existence after death, provided they had earned enough merit on earth. All of this however was linked to its rulers, the king and queen of the gods, Indra and Shachi, god of rain and lightning and goddess of marriage, and right now, the world rejoiced at their merriment.

The divine couple were sitting in their private chamber, enjoying a performance by the apsaras, when their tranquility was thrown into chaos. Indra’s throne started shaking violently, and threw down its occupant on the floor in a big mess of jewels, fabric and wine. Stained with soma, and clearly furious and perplexed at this development, the king of the gods summoned his feared weapon, the Vajra, and stomped out to vaporize anyone who dared to do so.

Outside however, a storm raged. Palaces were crumbling and trees lay uprooted, the sky a dark so frightful that one might have thought the sun had gone out. The inhabitants of swarga shrieked and dodged the flying projectiles, otherwise so confident and content. Shyama and Sabal, Indra’s pet dogs who stood guard at heaven’s gates, came panting towards him, relaying their message in a series of barks. “Are you mad?!” Indra roared, even as his dogs whimpered and cowered. He then called forth Vayu, the god of wind, “Vayu, take your army of Maruts and give me a report on what’s happening. My dogs have apparently had wine as well!”

The forty-one gods came back a few minutes later, their faces stricken. “My lord, it’s a giant eagle! Its unlike anything we have ever seen! It’s approaching us with a frightening speed, and it seems intent on destroying Swarga!”

Still dumbfounded, the gods, led by Indra, approached their preceptor Brihaspati, lord of the planet Jupiter and god of wisdom. On reaching his abode however, they found him deep in meditation, unperturbed by the chaos around him.

“Gurudev, help us! The heavens are in trouble!” the devas cried.

Opening his eyes, Brihaspati then directly addressed Indra, “The Valakhilyas’ curse has come true Indra. Garuda, the son of Vinata and Kashyap, approaches Swarga in all earnest to claim your throne.”

The assembly went silent. After a beat, Indra gave a deafening laugh. “An eagle? That’s the mighty Indra of the Valakhilyas? And have you forgotten who I am, gurudev? I am the Slayer of Vritra and the Wielder of the Vajra! King of the gods and ruler of the sky! A puny eagle can’t defeat me!”

“I don’t think we should be overconfident Indra. Perhaps we should call forth the shakti army?” advised Agni, the god of fire.

The shakti army was the gods’ last resort, made up of all the goddesses in the world and led by the fearsome Goddess Durga and Goddess Kali themselves. They had come to their aid in the past against the asuras, and had even defeated the devas once in an epic episode where they had rallied around Goddess Parvati’s son Ganesha.

“He’s right Indra. Lord Kartikeya is away with the bulk of the army fighting the asuras. We should call forth the Shaktis.” Brihaspati said, agreeing with Agni.

“Rest assured Gurudev. Its nothing we can’t handle. Call forth Lord Surya and Lord Chandra, and send my son Jayanta to bring Lord Kartikeya. Today, the devas shall show the world their might!” Indra proclaimed, rallying his troops. The other gods, put at ease by their leader’s confidence, too gave shouts of victory and bravery, and started preparing for battle. Rolling his eyes, Brihaspati sent forth a silent prayer. “Narayana, please protect him from his folly.”

[astrologermaakalyani]

Can Astrology Really Predict Relationship Compatibility?

Our Vedic Puranas have beautifully recounted the sagas of Radha-PuRe Krishna's Love, DeVine Powerful Shiva-Parvati love, and the most ReVered Sita-Ram marriage.

 Furthermore, the fact that our Veda has talked positively about the Gandharva vivaah astounds me. It's essentially a love marriage. As a result, love unions were recognised and respected even during the Vedic period. The following are a few astrology guidelines for solid relationships:

Kundali Matching

Above all, our Astrologer in Ahmedabad considers Kundali matching to be critical for a happy and compatible marriage. Are you aware that there are eight criteria for determining marriage compatibility? In Vedic Kundali astrology, they are known as Kootas, and they are as follows:

Varna:     Brahmins, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, and Shudras are examples of Varna. It is     based on spiritual and ego compatibility.

Vashya: In     relationships, it represents the power dynamic, control, and attraction.

Tara or Dina:     This Koota contains 27 Nakshatras or Stars, which represent well-being and     destiny.

Yoni: This is     a measurement of a couple's mutual love, compatibility, and intimacy.

Rashyadipati,     also known as Graha Maitram, is a symbol of mental compatibility,     affection, and harmony in a relationship.

Gana: Defines     the couple's behaviour, personality, and temperament.

Kamdev-Rati Puja is considered most fruitful for Love and Relationship

This Puja is recommended for a blissful marriage and love relationship, intense attraction, and the perfect soulmate by our Astrologer in Ahmedabad Near Me. However, when singing the Kamdev-Rati Mantra, there is a specific protocol to follow. This Puja is performed at the temple by Askganesha's skilled pandits with correct Vidhi Vidhan.

According to the Kalika Purana, Brahma's consciousness was used to create Kamadeva, the god of love. Brahma entrusted him with the task of spreading love throughout the universe. And he was given the weapon of love to help him complete this duty. The arrow was constructed of five different flowers, and the bow was made of sugarcane with honey bee strings. Without a doubt, they began to be recognised as emblems of everlasting love that would last forever, and they became the most wanted match.

Wrapping Up

Love and marriage may constantly be reinforced with our Vedic rites and mantras, no matter how they happen. Astrology can be used to solve any problems that arise during the wedding ceremony.

Similarly, Vedic Puja can help resolve current love or marriage problems to a significant extent. Do you want to learn more about astrology and love relationships but are tired of searching “Astrologer in Ahmedabad near me” on Google? Contact the Best Love Astrologer in Ahmedabad!