There were 8 types of marriages during the Vedic Period. Which one of them is a love marriage?
Options:
1) Brahma Vivah
2) Gandharva Vivah
3) Daiva Vivah
4) Arsha Vivah
Answers
option "2" is love marriage.......
●Gandharva Vivaah: When a man and a woman marry for love and without the consent of their families, that marriage is called Gandharva Vivaah or 'love marriage.'
Brahma vivah, Daiva vivah, Arsa vivah ,Prajapati vivah, Gandharva vivah, Asura vivah, Paisach vivah, Rakshasha vivah, are the eight types of marriages found in the Rig Vedic period.
In the Brahma vivah the marriage of a girl is performed with the boy of the same varna with the rites and rituals mentioned in the rig veda.
When father donated his daughter to a priest as a part of Dakshina.
In the Daiva vivah, the father of the girl donates his daughter to the priest as a part of his dakshina.
In the Arsa Vivah a token bride-price of a Cow and a Bull was given
The Prajapati vivah is actually took place without any type of dowry.
The Gandharva vivav was a kind f love marriage
In the Asura vivah the marriage took place by Purchase
In the Paisach vivah, the bride was stolen while sleeping or any other reason.
In the Rakshasha vivah the marriage took placy by abduction.
Option 2, Gandharva vivah, is the right answer. This is a secret type of marriage where the bride groom marry each other. For instance, the marriage of Dushyanta and Shakuntala.