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कन्यागते सवितरि तिष्ठन्ति पितरो गृहे।
शून्यं प्रेतपुरं तत्र यावद् वृश्चिकदर्शनम्॥

Ancestors remain in the home of a girl until a scorpion is seen there—meaning, until her purity is compromised. A traditional belief illustrating the ...

कन्यादात्रे तु ह्यधनं दस्यवे सधनं नरम्।
गुप्तं जिघांसवे नैव विज्ञातमपि दर्शयेत्॥

Give your daughter to the poor, your wealth to the rich, hide valuables from the jealous, and conceal even from the known if needed. Practical wisdom ...

कन्या वरयते रूपं माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम्।
बान्धवाः कुलमिच्छन्ति मिष्टान्नमितरे जनाः॥

A girl seeks beauty, her mother wealth, her father learning, relatives lineage, and others sweets—everyone evaluates a groom differently. Marriage is ...

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