Svayamvara
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Svayamvara (
Etymology
Svayaṁ in Sanskrit means 'self' and vara means 'groom'.
Indian literature
Sati
Prajapati Daksha held a svayamvara ceremony for his daughter Sati in which he invited all deities except Shiva, disapproving him for his appearance despite the fact that Sati wished to marry him. Sati is believed to have meditated upon Shiva with all her concentration and garlanded the thin air in front of her, where Shiva appeared spontaneously and hence was chosen as her husband.[1]
Sita
In the
Kunti
King
Draupadi
For
Damayanti
Another famous svayamvara from the Mahabharata is found in the story of Damayanti, who chose Nala for her husband, against the wishes of the gods.
Modern literature
The Bearded Prince tells the story of Princess Roopali, whose father holds a svayamvara for her to select her groom.[4]
Roshani Chokshi's The Star-Touched Queen has the heroine Maya's father stage a svayamvara for her early in the novel.
Iranian literature
Kitayun
The
As per the custom of Rum, when a princess reached marriageable age, all the princes and nobles would gather in a hall where the princess would enter with her handmaidens and would select one of the princes to be her husband.[6]
See also
- Dhanushadham
- Bride-show
References
- ISBN 978-1-4488-5990-0.
- ^ "I was given thus to Rama in that Svayamvara, a process of self-choosing marriage. I became devoted, by my good works, to my husband who is excellent among men of strength."http://www.valmikiramayan.net/ayodhya/sarga118/ayodhya_118_frame.htm
- ISBN 978-81-7755-874-6.
- ^ "Review of the Bearded Prince". 2 August 2012.
- ^ The Shah-Namah of Fardausi, translated by Alexanders Rogers, LP Publications page 280
- ISBN 81-85685-01-0,
- ISBN 81-85685-01-0
Further reading
- Bakker, Hans (1996). "PĀRVATĪ'S SVAYAṂVARA (Studies in the Skandapurāṇa I)". Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens [Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies]. 40: 5–43. JSTOR 24007767. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.
- BIARDEAU, M. (1985). "NALA ET DAMAYANTĪ, HÉROS ÉPIQUES". Indo-Iranian Journal. 28 (1): 1–34. JSTOR 24653943. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.
- Insler, S. (1989). "Damayantī's Svayaṁvara". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 109 (4): 577–80. JSTOR 604081. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.
- Mehendale, M. A. (1991). "DAMAYANTĪ'S SVAYAṀVARA". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 72/73 (1/4): 483–86. JSTOR 41694912. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.
- Parkhill, Thomas (1984). "From Trifle to Story: A Study of 'Nala and Damayantī'". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 52 (2): 325–41. JSTOR 1464002. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.
- Sutherland, Sally J. (1989). "Sītā and Draupadī: Aggressive Behavior and Female Role-Models in the Sanskrit Epics". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 109 (1): 63–79. JSTOR 604337. Accessed 22 Dec. 2022.