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The wedding, in the Āśvalāyana Gṛhya-sūtra

How a household's rites were performed: the wooing, the forms of marriage, the ceremony with its seven steps, and the first days in the new home. Sanskrit only.

44 verses · 4 sittings · Sanskrit only — no published translation is held yet · in the Library →

  1. Sitting 1Choosing a bride (1.5)6 verses
  2. Sitting 2The forms of marriage (1.6)1 verse
  3. Sitting 3The ceremony: the hand, the fire, the seven steps (1.7)22 verses
  4. Sitting 4The journey and the new home (1.8)15 verses