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Types of Marriage in Hinduism
1. Brahma Vivah
2. Daiva Vivah
3. Arsha Vivah
4. Prajapatya Vivah
5. Gandharva Vivah
6. Asura Vivah
7. Rakshasa Vivah
8. Paishacha Vivah
1. Brahma Vivah
2. Daiva Vivah
3. Arsha Vivah
4. Prajapatya Vivah
5. Gandharva Vivah
6. Asura Vivah
7. Rakshasa Vivah
8. Paishacha Vivah
1. Brahma Vivah
Brahma vivah is considered the best marriage. In this the boy and girl belonging to good families and the same varna get married.
The boy should have completed his Brahmacharya Ashram. There is no dowry involved.
Brahma vivah is considered the best marriage. In this the boy and girl belonging to good families and the same varna get married.
The boy should have completed his Brahmacharya Ashram. There is no dowry involved.
The bride enters groom's home with some ornaments only. In this marriage, the boy’s family approaches the girl’s family. “Kanyadaan”, which is the handing of the bride by her father to the groom, is an important ritual of the Brahma Vivah.
2. Daiva Vivah
In this type of marriage, the father of the bride after having waited long for a marriage proposal for his daughter, goes in search of a right groom.
In this type of marriage, the father of the bride after having waited long for a marriage proposal for his daughter, goes in search of a right groom.
If the girl has not been able to get a suitable husband for a period of time, her family look to marry her to a priest who officiates a yagna if the latter is willing to accept her as a wife.
3. Arsh Vivah
Here the groom gives a gift (a cow and a pair of bulls) to the girl’s family or the girl is married to a sage.
Here the groom gives a gift (a cow and a pair of bulls) to the girl’s family or the girl is married to a sage.
A noble marriage has no business transactions, or monetary, so therefore an Arsha marriage is not considered as a noble matrimony.
4. Prajapatya Vivah
Somewhat similar to the Brahma Vivah, but in this case the girl’s family looks for a groom and the ritual of Kanyadaan is not followed.
Somewhat similar to the Brahma Vivah, but in this case the girl’s family looks for a groom and the ritual of Kanyadaan is not followed.
Instead of “Kanyadaan”, the bride’s father hands over protection of his daughter to the groom during the “Panigrahan” ritual. The actual wedding takes place after “Panigrahan”.
5. Gandharva Vivah
This is where a groom and his bride will wed without their parents knowledge because either or both parents are against the marriage.
This is considered inferior than the above forms of marriages.
This is where a groom and his bride will wed without their parents knowledge because either or both parents are against the marriage.
This is considered inferior than the above forms of marriages.
6. Asura Vivah
This is a matrimony where the groom is not in the slightest bit compatible with the bride, what is compatible is that the bride's father likes money and the groom is happy to surrender his own wealth.
This type of marriage is like a business transaction.
This is a matrimony where the groom is not in the slightest bit compatible with the bride, what is compatible is that the bride's father likes money and the groom is happy to surrender his own wealth.
This type of marriage is like a business transaction.
7. Rakshasa Vivah
In this Hindu wedding, the bride is ready to marry groom, but the bride’s family is against the marriage. In such cases, if the groom’s family forcibly takes away the bride, it is a “Rakshasa Vivah”.
In this Hindu wedding, the bride is ready to marry groom, but the bride’s family is against the marriage. In such cases, if the groom’s family forcibly takes away the bride, it is a “Rakshasa Vivah”.
Because of the forcible methods used in this marriage type, it is not considered right.
8. Paishacha Vivah
This is considered as the most inferior type of marriage as the bride is taken away by force as a wife. In this type of marriage, neither the girl's consent nor the family's consent is honored.
This is considered as the most inferior type of marriage as the bride is taken away by force as a wife. In this type of marriage, neither the girl's consent nor the family's consent is honored.
It is apparent that a lot of these types of marriage are still seen in Hinduism communities today, but, the most acceptable for Hindu culture should be Brahma.
