History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1372

v7.c99.1372

Marriage, (*vide* Candrabala, child marriage Restraint Act, Gorajas, Gurvāditya, Kūṭas, Siṁhastha, Tārābala), *anuloma* marriages allowed by most Smṛtis but medieval writers changed all that by Kalivarjya 1265-67, auspicious ages for the marriage of maidens and of bridegrooms 611, auspicious times, months and nakṣatras for, 535-36, 609-10, auspicious nakṣatras for M., different views on, 610-11, calculation on tallying the horoscopes of both bride and bridegroom in regard to eight matters, called 'ghaṭita-guṇa-vicāra' or 'vadhū-vara-melaka-vicāra' 614, *Can·trabala* and *Tārābala* in M 615, comparative astrological strength of tithi, week-day, nakṣatra, Sun, Moon in m 616, great importance of Jupiter in M 615, importance of *gaṇa* and *nāḍī* among brāhmaṇas even now, 614, intricate astrological rules for, 609-616, Jupiter, auspicious and inauspicious positions of, in m 612, Moon, importance of the auspicious position of, in m. 615, not disapproved in *siṁhastha Guru* when performed north of the Ganges and South of the Godāvarī 613, proper *lagna rāśis* at time of m. 613, Rājamārtanda devotes 150 verses to astrological requirements of m. 610, Ṛgveda X. 85 is marriage hymn, 497n, rule of '*godhūli*' or *gorajas muhūrta* in m. 613, rules about *siṁhastha Guru* observed even now 613, rules about the sameness of *rāśi* or nakṣatra of bride and bridegroom in m 614-615, Śaiva marriage acc. to Mahānirvāṇatantra in which no question of caste arises 1060; Śānti for inauspiciousness of Jupiter 612, tithis proper and inauspicious for m. 611, usages of countries to be followed about month proper for m. 610, Venus, position of, in m. 612, week days proper for m. 611, when a maiden is very grown-up, no waiting for an auspicious time but one should consider only the lagna and the moon's position at m 611 Yama and Yamī dialogue (Ṛg. X 10) wrongly considered by some Western scholars as referring to marriage of brother and sister 209, ban against intercaste marriages removed by legislation 1636n, futile legislation as to dowry in m 1676.