Meaning:
According the line of Athervaved 7/36/1 — let us husband and wife, look at each
other with the gaze of love, always speak sweet words and reside in each
other's heart. Let us be two bodies but with one mind only.
Message:
What is the aim and ideal of marriage? Right from the beginning of
civilization, why is this institution of marriage still continuing? If
satisfying only the sexual desire is the reason for marriage, then this deal is
very costly and troublesome. In this deal both sides seem to be heavy losers.
Like the oil-miller's bullock tied to the grinder's beam and moving round and
round throughout 8 to 10 hours, man also is crushed under the drudgery of
earning for the family and the woman ruins not only her health and personality
but also her life in the vicious circle of producing children. The aim of
marriage is never like this. If that was the aim, the organization of the human
society would have been completely destroyed and had been at a level lower than
that of animals.
Marriage
is a spiritual endeavor. This is a union of love which is nourished on the high
ideals of self-denial and generosity. This is for men of goodwill and men who
are brave. For a happy home-life, the life of the would-be groom and the
bride-to-be should be of a high level, and both should be persons with quality
and virtue. The groom should know the Vedas, properly educated, cultured and
tolerant. The bride-to-be should be pure and impressive. With internal
cleanliness of the body, the mind and intellect become pure. If the mind is
clean, then the intellect and the mental tendencies too would be pure. With the
body's inner and outer cleanliness comes the purity of conduct, good qualities
develop and the light of knowledge and determination spreads around. The test
of man's life is based on knowledge and character. Bright men and learned
women, proven true on the above test, can achieve spiritual progress by joining
in marriage and by living a 'yagyiya-life'. If the bond of marriage is making
on the basis of capacity, learning and worthiness, then the life of husband and
wife becomes happy.
The
situation in the present times is indeed very strange. Maximum importance is
given to pomp and wealth, but inner beauty (i.e. virtues) and personality in
the form of qualities are ignored. As a result generally dissatisfaction and
distrust are seen. In the absence of real sympathy, warmth and unity, despite
living together, they live like lifeless strangers. They remain deprived of the
inner joy and enthusiasm of the happiness, naturalness and tolerance of married
life. A woman attuned to modality turns the peace of home into restlessness.
Husband
and wife are complementary to each other. The objective of a successful
family-life will be achieved if both consider each other venerable and work
diligently for the success of marriage with mutual faithfulness, closeness,
service, honor, cooperation, goodwill and generosity. For this holy objective,
the husband and wife must be completely loyal to each other, and not think of
any other woman or man.
By
doing this, a heavenly atmosphere will be created in the family.
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