Part
Three
Acquiring a
Wife
[kanyà
samprayukta]
Chapter One
Forms Of
Marriage
[varana
Samvidhàna]
A man who is trying to conquer a girl expert in the
sixty-four arts does not arrange a meeting without first getting information.
We will describe the preparations for organizing a meeting with a view to
obtaining the girl. There are eight forms of marriage, which are:
Bràhmaóa, priestly
Pràjàpatya, royal
Àrûa, ancestral
Daiva, astral
Gàndharva, of the heavenly musicians
Àsura, of the genies
Paiúaca, of the incubus
Ràkûasa, of the demons.
The first four conform to moral law. This is why the
reasons for choosing are explained, as well as preferences for one kind of
marriage rather than bother.
