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quite suitable to his royal position. Even an ordinary man, especially a
high-class brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya, 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 Karnsa. These are all old customs in the
society of varndsrama-dharma, which is now wrongly designated as
Hindu. These long-standing customs are nicely described here.
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Sankha-tirya-mrdangas ca
nedur dundubhayah samam
praydna-prakrame tata
vara-vadhvoh sumargalam
Sankha—conchshells; tirya—bugles; mrdarigah—drums; ca—also;
neduh—vibrated; dundubhayah—kettledrums; samam—in concert;
praydna-prakrame—at the time of departure; tata—O beloved son;
vara-vadhvoh—of the bridegroom and the bride; su-marigalam—for
the purpose of their auspicious departure.
TRANSLATION
O beloved son, Maharaja Pariksit, when the bride and bride-
groom were ready to start, conchshells, bugles, drums and ket-
tledrums all vibrated in concert for their auspicious departure.
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