2007-07-03 18:30:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is a ritual in Hindu Marriages called 7 phere or SAPTAPADI -
Saptapadi -
The bridegroom gets up from his seat holding his bride's right hand. He then goes around the Holy Fire (Agni) from the right side, by lifting his bride's right feet at each step. This is done for seven steps. With each step, he recites a mantra addressed to the bride with the following meaning.
- Let Lord Maha Vishnu follow each one of your steps for the following specific purposes. - :To give you unlimited food. - :To give you excellent health and energy. - :To dained in Vedas, during your life time. - :To give you happiness in life. - :To make your cows and good animals to grow in strength and in numbers. - :To make all the seasons be beneficial to you. - :To make the homams (sacrifices to be done in Holy Fire) to be performed by you in your life as ordained in Vedas, successful and free from hindrances. - - The idea behind this is to pray to Lord Vishnu, the protector of life, for his blessings in marital life. - - The groom then recites a mantra to convey the following meaning: - - After crossing seven steps with me thus, you should become my friend. I too have become your friend now. I will never discord this friendship and you should not also do that. Let us be together always. Let us resolve to do things in life in the same manner and tread the same path. Let us lead a life by liking and loving each other, having good heart and thoughts, and enjoying the food and our strong points together. Let us have undivided opinions. We will perform the vrithas united. Let us have same and joint desires. I will be Sama (one of the vedas); you will be Rig (another Veda). Let me be the Heaven; you be the Earth. Let me be the Shukla (Moon) and you be its wearer. Let me be the mind and you its spokesman. With these qualities, you be my follower. You the sweet tongued, come to me to get good male children and wealth. - - This is the short version of the saptapadi, though "Yalgnavakya Smrithi" gives a much longer version of actual exchange of vows between the groom and the bride.-
2007-07-03 21:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This is not phira, it is phere. 7 phere of Agni is meant for seven Sapath for hole married life and here the god Agni is witness.
At present I have no collection about the name of these seven Sapath, but after collection I will post it.
2007-07-04 02:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by Pintu 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the ritual of 7 phere in hindu marriages :
The bride and groom walk around the sacred fire seven times. With each round, they seek the four basic goals of life: Dharma: to lead and live a life of righteousness; Arth: material prosperity to make life happy; Kamma: energy and passion in life; Moksha: detachment from worldly things and attainment of salvation. The bride leads in the first three rounds and the groom then leads the bride.
2007-07-04 03:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
husband and wife take a vow to live together for the whole
life.what happen in that case if god breaks your promise
by taking life of one of them ,not because that was persons
own fault,because a natural disease given by god.who
is to blame for that.if the god is there diseases could be
prevented.
2007-07-04 03:54:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
meri abhi saadi nahin hui hai , to main aap ko kaise bataoon , bataaoonga bhi to aadha adoora
2007-07-04 04:48:19 · answer #5 · answered by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am unmarried so I don,t no
2007-07-04 15:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋