solah sanskaron men vivah sanskar
ka vishesh sthan hai. ek prakar se
vivah sanskar ke dvara hi stri tatha
purush mil kar purnata ko prapt karte
hain. vivah ke bina vyakti ka jivn
adhura evan vyarth mana gaya hai. vivah
sanskar dvara vyakti pitri rin se
mukti prapt karta hai, santan ke
janm se uska vansh age ko barhta
hai. vivah ke pashchat hi vyakti
grihasthashram men pravesh karta hai. manv
jivan ke char ashramon men grihasthashram
ko vishesh mahatva prapt hai. grihastha
jivan men vyakti apni patni ke
sath milakar anek parivarik evan
samajik udrdayitvon ko purna
karta hai. vivah ke dvara hi uske
jivan men ek aisi stri ka agmn
hota hai jo jivanaparyant uske sath
milakar jivan ke sangharshon ko jitne
men uska sath deti hai. aisa mana
jata hai ki purush ke jivan se agr
stri ko alag kar diya jaye to
is srishti ka akarshan hi samapt ho
jayega, purush ke jivan se anand
samapt hokar nirsta ka samavesh
hone lagega aur anttah jivan ka
mulya hi samapt ho jayega. vivah
ke dvara hi purush ko stri ka
sannidhya prapt hota hai, isliye
vivah sanskar ko vishesh sthan
prapt hai.
vivah sanskar ko sabse adhik
mahattva kyon diya jata hai, is par
bhi vichar kiya jana avashyak hai.
kuch vyakti evan alpagyani vidvan
vivah sanskar ko vivah sanpann hone
tak ke vidhi-vidhanon tak simit
karke dekhte hain. var-vadhu ka vivah
sanpann ho gaya, isi ke sath vivah
sanskar bhi purn ho gaya ... kintu
vastav men aisa nahin he. vivah ke
sath hi vyakti grihasthashram men pravesh
karta hai. grihasth jivan men rahte hue
hi use anek prakar ke parivarik
aur samajik dayitvon ko pura
karna parta hai. vartaman men vyakti
mrityuparyant grihasth jivan men hi lipta
rahta hai. is karan vivah sanskar
ko sarvadhik mahattva prapt hai. iske
atirikt vivah sanskar se antim
sanskar arthat antyeshti sanskar
ke bich koi anya sanskar bhi nahin
hai. isliye bhi iska bahut adhik
mahattva mana gaya hai.
1. vivah ke madhyam se pita apni
kanya ke bhavishya ki chinta se mukta
ho jata hai kyonki vivah ke bad
uski samast avashyaktaon ki
purti tatha uski suraksha karne ka
uttaradayitva uske pati ka ho
jata hai.
2. vivah ke madhyam se hi vyakti
apne putra ke liye kanya ko svikar
karta hai. isse jahan parivar ke
karyon men uska sahyog prapt hota
hai, vahin uske dvara santan ko janma
dene se uska vansh bhi age barhta
hai.
3. vivah ke dvara do nitant aprichit
stri-purush ek hokar jivan bhar
sath rah kar apne uttaradayitvon ko
pura karne men ek-dusre ka sahyog
karte hain. stri ke bina purush aur
purush ke bina stri ko adhura samjha
jata hai. purush ke jivan men jab
stri ka patni ke rup men agmn
hota hai tabhi vah purnata ko prapta
karta hai. isi karan se patni ko
pati ki ardhangini kaha jata hai.
svayan devon ke dev bhagvan shiv ke
sharir ka adha bhag shakti rupini
gauri ka mana gaya hai, isliye ve
ardhanarishvar kahlaye.
4. vivah ke dvara do parivaron ke
bich naye sanbandhon ka sutrapat hota
hai. ek prakar se unki pratishtha,
samman aur man men vriddhi hoti hai.
do kutunb ek hokar nai shakti ban
jate hain.