WYAVASTHA-DARPANA. 704 PERSONs competBNT TO GIVE A GIRL IN MARRIAGE.
394. A father, paternal grandfather, brother, Sakulya,” maternal grandfather, maternal uncle, and mother, if of sound understanding, are competent to perform the ceremony of the gift of a bride to her bridegroom; the right of giving a girl in mar. riage devolves successively, so that on failure of the first, the next in order is enti tled to perform the ceremony, I. A father, paternal grandfather, brother, Sakulya,” maternal grandfather, and mother are the givers of a damsel (in marriage:) in default of the first, the next in order, if in the natural state of mind, (is entittled to perform the ceremony of gift.) – Pishnu. II. A father, paternal grandfather, brother, Sukulya,” and mother are the givers of a damsel ! in marriage:) in default of the first, the next in order, if in the natuural state of mind, (is entittled to perform the ceremony of gift.) t—Jäynyaralkylt, III. The father himself will give the daughter in marriage, ) or her brother by the father's consent, the maternal grandfather, the maternal uncle, the Stkulya,” and the relations likewise, the mother in default of all (these, ) provided she be of sound understandieg, otherwise the kinsmen of her father will give the daugher in marriage, f-Mirada. The maternal uticle must be understood to be after the mother; and the order of the Sakuya and paternal grangsuther as stated by Máradu is not to be respected, but that prescribcd by 1ishnu and Jáguyavalkya is to be followed in practice. This is the doctrine of Raykunundana. *
- 395. Every father ( ; ) is bound to give his daughter in marriage at the proper time (a): he that does not, is punishable in both worlds.
1. The father (ii) who gives not (his daughter in marriage) at the proper season (a ), the husband who approaches not (his wife) in due season, and the son who gives not support to his mother, are driflinal, and shall be punished according to the law. -frthuosi, cited in Colebrooke's Digest, vol. II. 886. II. As often as a virgin's courses recur, who desires and demands marriage with a miu of equal la8880 many beings are destroyed by the fault of her father and mother: thus is the law declared.:-Fashishtha, Ibid. p. 387. lII. Reprehensible ik the father (ywho gives not his daughter in iiiarriage at the proper tine (o, and the husband, who approaches not his wife in due season: reprehensible also is the sou who protects not his mother after the death of her lord.-- Hunt. ch. 9. v. H. 爆 • By the tern Sakulya is relations of the same race as far as the tenth degree of affinity, as expounded in the following text cite in the Shulhi-tuftwa - “ Sakuya (is any of the) relations as far as the tenth degree." - ... -
- Udcáhatattwa. See Str. H. L. vol. I. p. 36.
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- See ('oleb. Dar bhar. p. 186; Coleb. Dig vol. II. p. 387 and Str. H. L. vol 1 p. 35
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