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## Chapter Eleven
**I bow to the immaculate, Dharma-propagating, Karma-destroying, Sun-like, multi-faceted, and sin-free Lord Vardhamana.** May the words of Samantabhadra, who is established on the peak of the Syadvada mountain, revered by the King of the Shivas, and a unique vessel of justice, always protect us. ||1||
Having bowed to Jinesena Muni, I will describe the auspicious ceremony of marriage, according to the ancient tradition, for the benefit of worldly conduct. ||2||
**Qualities of the Bride:** The bride should be from a different gotra (lineage) but of the same jati (caste), free from disease, possessing excellent qualities, long-lived, endowed with virtues like knowledge and good character, and given by her father. The groom should marry such a bride. ||3||
**Qualities of the Groom:** The groom should also be virtuous, excellent, long-lived, free from disease, from a good family, righteous, and handsome. ||4||
**Virtues of the Groom:** Truthfulness, purity (non-greed), forgiveness, renunciation, wisdom, brilliance, compassion, self-control, humility, and politeness are the virtues that reside in beings. These should also be present in the groom. ||5||