Some Modern Concepts of Marriage in the Light of the Smrti Literature

There are many sources like epics, classical Sanskrit literature, sutras, smrtis philosophical works, different commentaries on smrtis and many other texts to understand, contemporary society Among these sources smrtis are importan sources to understand the social practices, laws and rules and politics Smrti. are important because, they are treatises of rules about conduct, social customs

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शास्त्री स्मृतियों, विशेषतः नारदस्मृति, में वे विधान खोजती हैं जो आज आधुनिक लगते हैं — वाग्दान में कन्या की स्पष्ट सहमति, वर की पुंस्त्व-परीक्षा, विवाह-विच्छेद और पुनर्विवाह के आधार, नियोग, तथा विवाह के बाहर जन्मे नौ प्रकार के पुत्रों की व्यवस्था। मनु कन्या की इच्छा का विचार ही नहीं करते। Shastri reads the smṛtis, chiefly Nārada's, for provisions that look modern: the bride's spoken consent as part of betrothal, a virility test for the groom, grounds for divorce and remarriage, the waiting periods, niyoga and sonorate, and the nine classes of son born outside wedlock. Manu ignores her wish.

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