[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.80 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.80 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.80 - **Language:** English ### [c7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.80) GANDHARVA. A marriage settled by the boy and the girl of their own accord. A love marriage. There are six different kinds of marriage: Gāndharva, Ārṣa, Prājāpatya, Rākṣasa, Āsura and Paiśāca. (See under Vivāha). - [Previous: c7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.79) - [Next: c7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.81) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.80) · Pramāṇa