It is 1.00 am. And I am awake. I have forgotten that I have a syllabus to complete for my exams. But I am not caring at all. I am in a hysterical mode. Either my mind is too exhausted to think of anything or I am in love. Well, the latter is not true to the best of my knowledge. So, the former is cent percent true!
AgniSuktam , one among many Suktas (Sukta is a collection of mantras), is most probably the easiest thing in the world to understand- Written in the RigVed(1.1.1-1.1.9), It depicts the general perception of Agni Dev- The Fire God( Okay, so I regard such translations as useless.So, I won't be doing anymore!)
One important use of Agni, as perceived by the Vedic Rishis, was in the Yajnas. While reading that I was suddenly reminded of marriage and some other things related to it. ( AgniSuktam is one great Sukta. I had wished to explain a bit more but you would have not liked it plus it is not related to the central theme of my article, today)
Marriage- One holy institution. ((I know, guys have most probably even switched to some other tabs/sites and are not willing to read beyond this while some girls have chosen to read on. ))
Yes, it is one holy institution with great consequences and risks. I have always wondered why families ever and at all want their kids to get married.
One common answer is "to make them settle well" at the "right" time.
I am not here to go deep into that. But in my life of 20 years, I have not seen a single person claim a positive development in his life 'after' marriage. Complaints are at the top of the list. I have seen people get engaged through love or arranged marriages- but none seems a good relief.
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I was out, in the other room, trying to write the vyakhyas of AgniSuktam of the Rigved. I have to face all that stuff in less than a month, that too alone; only my I-card and an Answer sheet shall be my companions. But I am here, trying to share something with a virtual audience...Who most probably are busy with their own important stuffs of life.
But in any case, I am writing. Not too long. AgniSuktam , one among many Suktas (Sukta is a collection of mantras), is most probably the easiest thing in the world to understand- Written in the RigVed(1.1.1-1.1.9), It depicts the general perception of Agni Dev- The Fire God( Okay, so I regard such translations as useless.So, I won't be doing anymore!)
One important use of Agni, as perceived by the Vedic Rishis, was in the Yajnas. While reading that I was suddenly reminded of marriage and some other things related to it. ( AgniSuktam is one great Sukta. I had wished to explain a bit more but you would have not liked it plus it is not related to the central theme of my article, today)
Marriage- One holy institution. ((I know, guys have most probably even switched to some other tabs/sites and are not willing to read beyond this while some girls have chosen to read on. ))
Yes, it is one holy institution with great consequences and risks. I have always wondered why families ever and at all want their kids to get married.
One common answer is "to make them settle well" at the "right" time.
I am not here to go deep into that. But in my life of 20 years, I have not seen a single person claim a positive development in his life 'after' marriage. Complaints are at the top of the list. I have seen people get engaged through love or arranged marriages- but none seems a good relief.
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