[sv-rituals] Vedic wedding rituals, primary sources

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Dear Devotees;

 

The following input from SrI Sarangan

would be of considerable interest to

many of you.

 

Thanks SrI sarangan for the information.

V.Sadagopan

 

 

>Sri Naresh,

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>You also want to have a look at these books:

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>-- Understanding Veda Karmakanda (vol 1 and II)

>Author: G.K.Kannan

>Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

>No of Pages: 345

>Paper Back Price: Rs. 275 /- each

>I.S.B.N: 81-7276-079-5

>Available from http://www.bhavans.info

>Most Indological stores carry this title.

>

>Vol 1 describes the sixteen samskaras (including vivaham)

>in detail including the mantras, their meaning, source,

>procedures and some differences among different veda-shakhas. Also

>nitya and naimittika-ahnikam kramams, mantras and their

>meaning.

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>-- yajur vediya apastambha poorva prayogam - Anna

>(in Tamil/Sanskrit)

>Available from giri traders (www.giritrading.com)

>

>Giri Traders also has another title in Tamil that

>details the significance of each the 16 (or 40?) samskaras.

>

>Hope this helps,

>-Shreyas

>

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>sv-rituals , Naresh Ramarajan <ramaraj@f...>

>wrote:

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>> NamaskAram to all,

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>> I am looking for the primary sources from the Rg Veda, Nachiyaar

>> Thirumozhi etc. concerning the mantras and the procedures of a vedic

>> wedding. I have had read Sri. V. Sadagopan's excellent article on

>the

>> english meanings of these mantras

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>(http> Adiyen,

>>

>> Naresh Ramarajan.

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>-- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH --

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