| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivaha | विवाह | vivāha | Life is meant for achieving four purusharthas, namely dharma, artha, kama and moksha. Vivaha or... | Marrige is a Vedic tradition. Many mantras we recite in Marriage ceremony are from Vedasamhitas. | Read More | |
| Gandharva Vivaha | Marrige by mutual consent and love but not with religious rites and parents consent. | Dushyantha and Damayanthi marriage in the forest is one such. | Read More | |||
| Rakshasa vivaha | Rakshasa vivaha is a forceful abduction of the spouse, so not an admissible way of marriage. But... | Read More |