“The marriage vows are a commitment to observe together all the rites and sacrifices enjoined by the Vedas in the spirit of lokasangraha (wellbeing for the world/cosmos).”

This article covers “Vedic Vow, Saptapati Mantra (The groom leads the bride around the fire for the first three rounds; the bride leads during the last four (which also shows their inherent equality in stature; sometimes the husband leads, sometimes the wife), Women as Grhni (The Sanskrit term for a wife is grhini, which means the owner of the house, whereas the term for husband, grhastha, means a mere resident of the house), Fourfold role and Role as Mother.” 

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This article was first published in the February 2015 issue of Tattvaloka, the Splendour of Truth. Tattvaloka is published under the aegis of the illustrious 9^th century Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham, and the Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya of Sringeri. This article is courtesy and copyright Tattvaloka (http://www.tattvaloka.com/) You can subscribe online at http://www.tattvaloka.com/buy-online . Cost is Rs 496/ for one year (12 monthly issues) print, Rs 1,390 for three years, Rs 11,900 for Lifetime subscription.