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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 1]
quite suitable to his royal position. Even an ordinary man, especially a high-class  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya  or  vaiśya , is supposed to give his daughter a liberal dowry. Immediately after the marriage, the daughter goes to her husband's house, and it is also a custom for the brother of the bride to accompany his sister and brother-in-law to exhibit affection for her. This system was followed by Kaṁsa. These are all old customs in the society of  varṇāśrama-dharma , which is now wrongly designated as Hindu. These long-standing customs are nicely described here.
TEXT 33
शङ्खतूर्यमृदङ्गाश्च नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः समम् । प्रयाणप्रक्रमे तात वरवध्वोः सुमङ्गलम् ॥३३॥
śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgāś ca nedur dundubhayaḥ samam prayāṇa-prakrame tāta vara-vadhvoḥ sumaṅgalam
śaṅkha—conchshells; tūrya—bugles; mṛdaṅgāḥ—drums; ca—also; neduḥ—vibrated; dundubhayaḥ—kettledrums; samam—in concert; prayāṇa-prakrame—at the time of departure; tāta—O beloved son; vara-vadhvoḥ—of the bridegroom and the bride; su-maṅgalam—for the purpose of their auspicious departure.
TRANSLATION
O beloved son, Mahārāja Parikṣit, when the bride and bridegroom were ready to start, conchshells, bugles, drums and kettledrums all vibrated in concert for their auspicious departure.
TEXT 34
पथि प्रग्रहिणं कंसमाभाष्याहाशरीरवाक् । अस्यास्त्वामष्टमो गभों हन्ता यां वहसेऽबुध ॥३४॥
pathi pragrahiṇaṁ kaṁsam ābhāṣyāhāśarīra-vāk