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or four months. After that, he sent his wife to her father's house. Even after two months, he did not go to bring back his wife. The wife herself came to her husband's house but again he sent her back to her father's house soon. The girl's father asked him why he had sent her away to his house. The husband made false accusations against his wife. He said, "I won't keep her in my house. If you want, you can give her in marriage to somebody else”.
The girl's father said "In that case, return the amount of fifty thousand rupees and vacate this flat. The young man shamelessly said, "If you talk of the flat or the amount do you know what will happen ?" He took out from his waist a big knife and flourished it menacingly. That poor householder, the father of the girl was stunned and stupefied. He said nothing. He quietly returned home.
The situation at present has become highly explosive. Of, course, it is difficult to celebrate marriags with all these five parities between the bride and the bride-groom. Such a wholesome alliance cannot take place without boundless Punya or merit. If there is parity in respect of lineage, there will not be parity in respect of purity. If there is parity in purity, there may not be parity in respect of financial status. If there is parity in respect of financial status there will not be parity in purity. Is this not a serious problem ? Of course, life itself is a big problem. This samsar is replete with countless contradictions, conflicts and problems. How difficult it is to secure, parity in this life which abounds in disparities of all kinds ! I think you seek only parity in respect of financial status. You should seek parity in respect of prestige and position. If you choose brides and bride-grooms on the basis of the parity of financial status, you are giving importance only to wealth. Is it not? Those whose aim is to secure physical and materialistic pleasures give importance only to wealth and beauty. If you choose brides and bride-grooms on the basis of spiritual objectives then you would give importance to the parities of lineage, purity, financial status etc.
From the Audience : Even if we choose brides and bride
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