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Unit 12: Marriage: Concept, Forms and Significance

• Marriage is considered as a sacrament in Hindu religion. Notes
• There are eight main forms of Hindu Marriage-Brahma Marriage, Daiva marriage, Arsha
marriage, Prajapatya Marriage, Asur Marriage, Gandharva Marriage, Rakshasa Marriage
and Paishacha Marriage.
• Muslim marriage is not a sacrament but a secular contract. Muslim can marry a
non-Muslim girl if she belong to Jewish or Christian girl who don’t worship idols. But this
privilege is denied to a Muslim lady.

12.6 Keywords
1. Levirate: Marriage of a lady with younger brother of her husband.
2. Sororate: Marriage of a man with sister of his wife.

12.7 Review Questions
1. What is the meaning and aim of marriage?
2. What is the importance or significance of marriages?
3. Describe briefly the types of marriage.
4. Describe the forms of Hindu marriages.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. persons of opposite sex 2. a permanent relation 3. establishment

12.8 Further Readings

Marriage and Family in India—K.M. Kapadia.
Indian Society and Social Institutions—Gupta and Sharma.

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