Jain Marriage Ceremony

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Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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OM arham! ātmāsi, jivo'si, samakālo'si, samacitto'si, samaśrēyo'si, samadēho'si, samasnēho'si, sama sama pramodo'si, sama gamo'si, samaviharo'si, sama mokṣo'si, tadēhi @katvam idāniyam. arham OM OM śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ OM kşvim kşvim hamsaḥ svāhā. om arham
13. Mangalphera This ceremony is a reminder of the four stages of life which are Brahmacharya (from birth to the date of marriage), Gruhastha (married life stage), Vänaprasthya (learning, self-study and preparation for the four stage), and Sanyasa (renouncement of materialism to serve mankind). Bound by the knot Bride and Groom walk around the agni (fire) holding hands four times to remind themselves of the basic principles that should govern their daily activities and thought processes. Groom leads the first three rounds, signifying his contribution in helping each other attain dharma, artha, and käma. The last round is led by Bride signifying liberation from this life. Each walk around the Agni (fire) is initiated by the bride's brother filling the bride's palms with rice signifying the following blessings; good health, happiness, wealth, and prosperity. The rice is then offered by the bride to the fire. The four basic principles are: (1) Dharma - trust, sincerity, honesty, and discipline (philosophical or religious pursuits) (2) Artha - earning a livelihood by truthful and honest means (wealth) (3) Käma - happiness in family life (family and children) (4) Moksha - eternal bliss when one leaves all material thoughts, beliefs, and attachments behind (reincarnation or nirvana) અગ્નિસ્થાપનાનો મંત્ર ૐ હ્રીં નમો અગ્નયે, નમો અનન્ત તેજસે, નમો હવ્યાશનાય, અત્ર કુંડ આગચ્છ, આગચ્છ, અવતર, અવતર, તિષ્ઠ તિષ્ઠ સ્વાહા. ૐ અર્હમા અનાદિ વિશ્વા અનાદિરાત્મા! અનાદિ કાલા અનાદિ કર્મ અનાદિ સંબંધ અહમ્ ૐ agnisthāpanāno mantra OM hrim namo agnayē, namo ananta tējasē, namo havyāšanāya, atra kuņdē āgaccha, āgaccha, avatara, avatara, tiştha tiştha svāhā. OM arham! anādi viśvam! anādirātmā! anādi kālah! anādi karma! anādi sambandhah! arham OM
13. Mangalphera (continued)
પ્રથમ મંગલ સજ્જાતિઃ સદ્ ગૃહસ્થત્વે પારિવ્રાજ્ય સુરેન્દ્રતા