Brahma Purana (critical study)
by Surabhi H. Trivedi | 1960 | 254,628 words
This is an English study of the Brahmapurana鈥攐ne of the eighteen major Puranas. This text occupies an important place in the Pauranic literature. This study researches the rich an encyclopaedic material for social, religious, philosophical, mythological, political, geographical and literary study found in the Brahma-Purana. It also includes a lingu...
2. Terms to Denote the idea of Marriage
Several words are employed to denote the idea of Marriage Thus the words udvaha i.e. taking the girl out of her paternal home, vivaha i.e, taking the girl away for in a special way for a special purpose i.e. for making her one's wife, Parinaya or Parinayana i.e.going round or making a Pradaksina to fire, upayama i.e.to bring near and make one's own, and Panigrahana i.e.taking the hand of the girl are employed to convey the sense of marriage. 3 The Brahma Purana also uses the words Vivaha, udvaha," panigrahana and Darasangraha to denote the idea of marriage.4 Though these words signify one of the rites of marriage still all of them are used to indicate the totality of the several acts that settle the ceremony of marriage.5 The Brahma Purana also 2 Westermarck: History of Human Marriage, Vol.1, P.26. 3 Kane P.V., HDS, Vol.II, P. 437. 4 36.56, 37.1, 8.7, 111,20 5 Vide do'pi abdavat Elamupaya Mama panigrahan as abda vatparinayanasab Landinyayenaina Karmajamudaye s'astresu Prayusgate 1 Apararna P.91
298 uses them in the collective sense.