Dharma Saastra Churukkam : VarNASrama Dharma KaaNDam : Part V

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SrI:

 

24. Things to be done during Subha Kaalams

 

When VivAham and other auspicious KarmAs

take place at home , ladies , sisters and others

should be presented with Saarees . The Mother

should never use the Sarres belonging to

the daughter.

 

25. Two Sobhana KarmAs together

 

25.1 One should not do two Sobhana KarmAs

at the same time. For instance the marriage for

the daughter and the son should not be perfomed

at the same time . In the same year , the marriages of

the two daughters should not be peformed .

The difference of 3 to 6 months atleast between

two successive years is recommended .Difference

in the years is prerrable .

 

25.2 Daughter's marriage should be performed

only 6 month's after the son's wedding .

 

25.3 The son's upanayanam should not be performed

after the daughter's marriage. Upanayanam for both sons

should not be performed at the same time.

 

25.4 In general ,One sobhanam ( auspicious karma)

should not be done with the other .

 

25.5 If for some unavoidable reason , two Sobhanams

have to be clubbed together , different bruhaspathis

(AchAryAs) should be included .

 

25.6 If the vivAham should be performed on the same

day for two children born out of the same Mother ,

then it should be done at two different villages or

Mantapams or lagnams .

 

26. The Matter of adopted children

 

kula-dhvayam parithyAjyam dhattsyathu viSEshata:

AadhEna cha pradhAnE cha tasya puthrO dhOshabhAk

 

as per this direction , in the matter of the vivAham of

an adopted son , the bride should be chosen outside

the gOthram of the sveekAra vamsam and

the birth vamsam as well as from gOthrams

associated with the pravara rishis of both these

gOthrams .

 

( To be continued )