what is the meaning of grhiapati
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Grihapati was the oldest male memeber of his family and was the head of his family during the Vedic period. He was also called Kulapati.
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The grihapati of the Rigveda was not a house holder heading a patriarchal joint family but the head of an extended kin-group which had residential unity and formed one unit for social, economic and ritual purposes. , protection and prosperity of his kin-group. person or a widower. It usually refers to the head of the family in the Rig Vedic period.
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