saptapadi mantras

[Yaajushi]

the mantras spoken at the time of saptapadi in wedding ceremony go something like this:

ishe ekapadi bhava sa mamanuvrata bhava....

urjje dwipadi bhava sa mamanuvrata bhava....

what are the meanings of these verses?

what is the source?

who is saying this to whom? bride to groom or groom to bride?

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Life is beautiful.... always

[Ajit Krishnan]

नमस्ते,

> what is the source?

The various vedic traditions use slight variations of this mantra for the saptapadi. What you have seems to follow the Rig veda tradition. It is found in the ashvalAyana gRhya sUtra. The krishna yajur veda has it's variant in the taittiriya brahmana (though the context given by sayana is completely different). It is also found in the taittiriya mantra-prashna (ekagni kanda) in the marriage context.

 

 

> who is saying this to whom? bride to groom or groom to bride?

The groom says this to be bride, as he leads the bride through 7 steps.

> what are the meanings of these verses?

The basic construction is "विष्णुः त्वा अन्वेतु (एतर्थम्)". अन्वेतु = अनुगच्छतु.  किमर्थम् ? इषे = अन्नाय, ऊर्जे = बलाय etc There are 7 such items that we request Vishnu to bestow on the bride. The standard translations and commentaries for words like ऊर्ज् in this mantra are pretty lousy. Looking at all of the meaning of the roots in a dictionary gives us a much more reasonable, much richer explanation. This is difficult to translate.

 

मम अनुव्रता भव etc, are specific to some traditions, and basically aks for peity from the wife. 

 

sasneham,

 

   ajit

 

 

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[DEV RAJ]

EkAgni kANDam : Yajur vEda version -

http://www.sanskritweb.net/yajurveda/yv-ekagni.pdf



dev

[Yaajushi]

thx :)

one more doubt. if groom says this to bride, then what are the forms 'ekapadi, dwipadi' etc? i was especially baffled by 'sakhaa'... it surely is in masculine?

[Vimala Sarma]

Yaajushi - Ji

These are from the gRhasUtras.  The groom says this to the bride.  The bride has no speaking role in the marriage ceremony.

"Be (taking) one step for strenght;

Second - Urja - for vigour

third - rAyas - for wealth

fourth -mAyobhavya - for happiness

fifth- prajA - for offspring

sixth - Rtu -  for good seasons (for the grain to grow)

seventh - sakhA - for friendship; and mAmanuvratA - participating in ceremonies pertaining to  my vows (i.e.  religious ceremonies)".

 

Vimala

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[Ajit Krishnan]

namaste,

> one more doubt.

I am attaching the traditional commentary on the mantras found in the ekagni-kanda. Notice that the seventh item here is "saptabhyaH hotrAbhyaH".

> i was especially baffled by 'sakhaa'

I don't know much about the rig veda prayoga. Sorry.

A general comment on veda mantras -- vedic mantras are said to have unbelievable power, and can lead us to the highest truths. Today, they are mostly used in contexts that have to do with everything except the pursuit of this truth. Naturally, in many cases, the mantras don't quite fit. Explanations are full of linga-vyatyaya, puruSha-vyatyaya etc. IIRC, in the taittiriya brahmana, sAyana says that this saptapada mantra is used to laud the person from whom the yajamAna of the somayagya buys the soma plant (probably a man). 

Over time, traditions change. Older rituals are abandoned, and new traditions are adopted. For example, the upanayana loses relevance and is slowly replaced by a newer vidyArambha ritual. We all know that sarasvatii is the godess of knowledge. So, somebody searches the veda, finds mantras with the word "sarasvatii" in it, and uses it for the new ritual. There is nothing wrong with this, but mantras are being used in new contexts, and may not be aptly chosen in some cases. 

sasneham,

 

   ajit

[Vimala Sarma]

Dear Yaajushi

Here is my interpetation

ekapadI is an fem adjectival phrase from ekapada - so it means -female person having or taking one step

 

sakhA saptapadI bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava

SakhA is made fem from sakha for masc word sakhi at the end of compounds - changes to sakha - which means "accompabnied  by" or "attended with"  .

 

So it can be translated as "Be a ( female) companion; be  she who participates in  matters pertaining to my (religious) vows"

 

Learned  friends on this site can correct any mistakes.

Vimala

[Nityanand Misra]

In marriages in several communities in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and even Arya Samaj marriages, the bride does have a speaking role. After the Saptapadi, the bride asks the groom for seven promises, and says that she would sit to the left of the groom if the groom promises to uphold each one of them.

I do not know the source of the seven promises, but a description can be found here. The orginal Sanskrit text on this page has some mistakes, but I have heard these verses many times in marriages.

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|| आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो ||
(Thou art from/for/of/in That Ātman, O Śvetaketu)
     - Ṛṣi Uddālaka to his son, Chāndogyopaniṣad 6.8.7, The Sāma Veda

[Hnbhat B.R.]

I know that I do not know either GrihyasUtra-s or ekAgnikaNDa or the commentaries.

But the simple explanation of the words sakhA saptapadI - is one friend having tread seven steps.

And for the doubt of Ajit, Sanskrit Gender system in grammar is divided independent of sex division in daily life unlike English Language. Hence a wife can be called bhAryA, gRhiNI vs. gRuhI, or darAH (always in masculine gender, plural) or kalatram (always in neuter gender). So the word used here is being a substantive word with a fixed grammatical gender denoting a friend in general, it doesn't change its form if it is applied to feminine. The counterpart of this word, sakhI is generally derived from the masculine gender word "sakhi" is conjugated like other feminine words used for females. If the grammatical gender agrees with the sex based gender system, it is agreeable to us. Otherwise we may feel somewhat irksome. But Sanskrit uses irrespective of sex division in the daily life.

For grammatical analysis. 

sakhA is the form in the nominative singular in the masculine gender and ekapadI is also carry the same case, gender and number. No need to change it anyway to feminine form, though its usage may differ according to the context with different derivations.

ekaH pAdaH asyaa astIti ekpadI, paada is replaced with pada. In this case, it is "pada" which takes in suffix, ekam padam asya astIti - ekapadin(m.n.sg. ekapadI). In the feminine, it would be ekapadA, dvipadA etc. 

In this case, it can be taken as the common gender system of English and no agreement with sex division need be insisted. This is my personal opinion.

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[Yaajushi]

thank you all :)

i am also searching for a verse by verse meaning of these seven mantras. any help?

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[Vimala Sarma]

Bhatt Mahodaya

some roots such as  pad take long I to make feminine see Whitney p 135 para 367.  It is non-standard in vedic (older usage).  He gives example of pApa taking both pApA and in older language - pApI.

Also your explanation re sakhA - are you saying this is plu masc? I think it should agree with fem saptapadI - if it is adj - so it is made fem like senA.

Vimala

 

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I know that I do not know either GrihyasUtra-s or ekAgnikaNDa or the commentaries.

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[Vimala Sarma]

Nityananda Mahodaya

I was referring to the original  text in the gRhasUtras.  I cannot commnet on what may be pracised in different parts of Indian to-day.

Vimala

 

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In marriages in several communities in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and even Arya Samaj marriages, the bride does have a speaking role. After the Saptapadi, the bride asks the groom for seven promises, and says that she would sit to the left of the groom if the groom promises to uphold each one of them.

[Hnbhat B.R.]

On 1/15/12, Vimala Sarma <vsa...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Bhatt Mahodaya
>
> some roots such as pad take long I to make feminine see Whitney p 135 para
> 367. It is non-standard in vedic (older usage). He gives example of pApa
> taking both pApA and in older language - pApI.
>
Also your explanation re sakhA - are you saying this is plu masc? I think it
should agree with fem saptapadI - if it is adj - so it is made fem like
senA.

It is the reverse. saptapadI is the adjective to sakhi in the
masculine gender singular as it is clear from the "ekagnikanda"
citation and there is nothing to reverse this position as "sakhi" is
always used in masculine gender. Simple translation would be a
companion who follows up to seven steps togather and becomes friend
for lfe (in this case).

It can be mitram in neuter gender. suhRd is in masculine gender. They
are grammatical genders and need not have always agreement with sex
based gender system as in English. This much only meant by my post.

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[shankara]

Namaste,

You will find it in "Vivaha Samskara" which is available at the following link with Hindi translation.

http://www.archive.org/details/Vivaha_Samskara_Bhasha_Tika-Chandra_Bhanu_Sharma

 

regards
shankara

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Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2012 7:56 PM

Subject: Re: [Samskrita] saptapadi mantras

[Hnbhat B.R.]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Vimala Sarma <vsa...@bigpond.com> wrote:

Bhatt Mahodaya

some roots such as  pad take long I to make feminine see Whitney p 135 para 367.  It is non-standard in vedic (older usage).  He gives example of pApa taking both pApA and in older language - pApI.

Also your explanation re sakhA - are you saying this is plu masc? I think it should agree with fem saptapadI - if it is adj - so it is made fem like senA.

Vimala

 

I am sorry. Just I got the correct explanation for your reply. As I had informed, the word सखि is of fixed gender masculine. It is affixed with feminine suffix "ङी" to get the feminine form सखी in classical language obligatorily  and in Vedic language it is variable with and without the suffix as in the masculine gender, just like the word आत्मन् at the end of the compound as adjective to qualify any noun in the feminine gender.

 

सखा सप्तपदी भव.

 

The other variant सप्तपदा is also available in some other गृह्यसूत्र-s where it is clear the word सप्तपदी is feminine. सप्तानां पदानां समाहारः - सप्तपदी-गमनम् is another usage in the feminine as derived thus. 

On the whole I am not sure of the translation provided by you. In all the sentences, विष्णुत्वान्वेतु is the part of the मन्त्र  

सखा सप्तपदी भव, इषे विष्णुस्त्वामन्वेतु or मामनुव्रता भव according to the गृह्यसूत्र-s.

There is something more than literal meaning needed for translating the sentences in the respective texts, concordance with the ritualistic practices. Hence I didn't try any  translation of my own. There are interpreted in गृह्यप्रयोग-s in different ways as pointed out by Ajit. EkagnikANda contains the original "mantra"s indicated for the rite सप्तपदी which are taken by different writers of गृह्यसूत्र-s and the writers of प्रयोग-s (manual or a practical guide to the सूत्र-s) one of which is posted by Ramakrishnan.

[Yaajushi]

thx again everyone :)

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[Mohini Rustagi]

Yaajushi (or anyone),

Can you send me the complete Saptpadi text (in English letters, as you have started to write the first two below), for all seven? 

Thanks,

Mohini

[Hnbhat B.R.]

It is available in amazon books for kinddle reading with translation:

http://www.amazon.com/Saptapadi-Affirmation-Successful-Translation-ebook/dp/B006Q138NS

for 2.99 dollars.

--   ऊं ऊर्जे द्विपदी भव सा मामनुव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 2 ।।
----     हे देवी ! तुम त्रिविध बल तथा पराक्रम की प्राप्ति के लिए दूसरा पग बढ़ाओ ।  सदा मेरे अनूकूल गति करने वाली रहो । भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें...                 
----ऊं रायस्पोषाय त्रिपदी भव सा मामनुव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 3 ।।
 -----------हे देवि ! धन संपत्ति की वृद्धि के लिए तुम तीसरा पग बढ़ाओ ,सदा मेरे अनूकूल गति करने वाली  रहो  । भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें ।।              
---- ऊं मयोभवाय चतुष्पदी भव सा मामनुव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 4।।
....हे देवि ! तुम आरोग्य शरीर और  सुखलाभवर्धक धन संपत्ति के भोग की शक्ति के लिए चौथा पग आगे बढ़ाओ और सदा मेरे अनुकूल गति करने वाली रहो भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें ।।              
--- ऊं पशुभ्यो: पंचपदी  भव सा मामनुव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 5 ।।
---   हे देवि !तुम  घर में पाले जाने वाले पांच पशुओं ,( गाय , भैंस , बकरी , हाथी और घोड़ा ) के पालन और रक्षा के लिए पांचवा पग आगे बढ़ाओ और सदा मेरे अनुकूल गति करने वाली रहो भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें   ।।              । 
---- ऊं ऋतुभ्य षट्पदी भव सा मामुनव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 6 ।। 
----  हे देवि !  तुम 6 ऋतुओं के अनुसार यज्ञ आदि और विभिन्न पर्व मनाने के लिए और ऋतुओं के अनुकूल खान पान के लिए छठा पग आगे बढ़ाओ और सदा मेरे अनुकूल गति करने वाली रहो भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें   ।।              । 
--- ऊं सखे सप्तपदी भव सा मामनुव्रता भव विष्णुस्त्वानयतु पुत्रान् विन्दावहै बहूंस्ते संतु जरदष्टय: ।। 7 ।। ---
-----  हे देवि !  जीवन का सच्चा साथी बनने के लिए तुम  सातवां पग आगे बढ़ाओ और सदा मेरे अनुकूल गति करने वाली रहो भगवान विष्णु तुम्हें इस व्रत में दृढ़ करें और तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ संतान से युक्त करें जो बुढापे में हमारा सहारा बनें ।।              । 

 Urje dvipadI bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 2 ||

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 rAyaspoShAya tripadI bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 3 ||

 mayobhavAya catuShpadI bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 4||

 pashubhyaH paMcapadI  bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 5 ||

 R^itubhya ShaTpadI bhava sA mAmunavratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 6 ||

sakhA saptapadI bhava sA mAmanuvratA bhava viShNustvAnayatu putrAn vindAvahai bahUMste saMtu jaradaShTaya: || 7 || ---

Here is the perfect roman transliteration:

- ūrje dvipadī bhava sā māmanuvratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 2 ||

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rāyaspoṣāya tripadī bhava sā māmanuvratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 3 ||

 mayobhavāya catuṣpadī bhava sā māmanuvratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 4||

 paśubhyo: paṁcapadī  bhava sā māmanuvratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 5 ||

 ṛtubhya ṣaṭpadī bhava sā māmunavratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 6 ||

sakhe saptapadī bhava sā māmanuvratā bhava viṣṇustvānayatu putrān vindāvahai bahūṁste saṁtu jaradaṣṭaya: || 7 || ---

for the remaining. Here is a rough translation:

Seven Vows In Hindu Wedding

• The bride and the groom take the first step of the seven vows to pledge that they would provide a prospered living for the household or the family that they would look after and avoid those that might hinder their healthy living.
• During the second step of the seven pheras, the bride and the groom promise that they would develop their physical, mental and spiritual powers in order to lead a lifestyle that would be healthy.
• During the third vow, the couple promises to earn a living and increase by righteous and proper means, so that their materialistic wealth increases manifold.
• While taking the fourth vow, the married couple pledges to acquire knowledge, happiness and harmony by mutual love, respect, understanding and faith.
• The fifth vow is taken to have expand their heredity by having children, for whom, they will be responsible. They also pray to be blessed with healthy, honest and brave children.
• While taking the sixth step around the sacred fire, the bride and the groom pray for self-control of the mind, body and soul and longevity of their marital relationship.
• When the bride and the groom take the seventh and the last vow, they promise that they would be true and loyal to each other and would remain companions and best of friends for the lifetime.

The page contains the article on it:

http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/seven-vows.html

With regards

[Ajit Gargeshwari]

Please ignore my previous two mails on this thread they were sent by mistake.

First Step

Bridegroom Says
"Om esha ekapadi bhava iti prathaman"
"My beloved, our love becomes firm by your walking one step with me. You will offer my food and be helpful in every way. I will cherish you and provide for your welfare and happiness and that of your children.

Bride Says
"Dhanam dhanyam pade vadet"
"I humbly submit to you, my lord. Kindly give me the responsibility of the home, food and finance. I promise you that I shall fulfil all responsibilities towards the welfare of the family and the children.

Second Step

Bridegroom Says
"Om oorje jara dastayaha"
"My beloved, now you have walked the second step with me. Fill my heart with strength and courage and together we shall protect the household and the children."

Bride Says
"Kutumburn rakshayishyammi sa aravindharam"
"My lord, in your grief, I shall fill your heart with courage and strength. In your happiness, I shall rejoice, I promise you that I will please you always with sweet words and take care of the family and children. And you shall love me and me alone as your wife.

Third Step

Bridegroom says
"Om rayas Santu joradastayaha"
"My beloved, now you have walked three steps with me. By virtue of this, our wealth and prosperity are going to grow. I shall look upon all other woman as my sisters. Together, we will educate our children and may they live long"

Bride Says
"Tava bhakti as vadedvachacha"
"My love, I will love you with single minded devotion as my husband. I will treat all other men as my brothers. My devotion to you is that of a chaste wife and you are my joy. This is my commitment and my pledge to you."

Fourth Step

Bridegroom Says
"Om mayo bhavyas jaradastaya ha"
"My beloved, it is a great blessing that you have walked four steps with me. You have brought auspiciousness and sacredness into my life. May we be blessed with obedient and noble children. May they live long."

Bride Says
"Lalayami cha pade vadet."
"My lord, I will adorn myself from head to toe with flowers, garlands and ornaments, and anoint myself with sandalwood paste and fragrance for your sake. I will serve you and please you in every way I can."

Fifth Step

Bridegroom Says
"Om prajabhyaha Santu jaradastayaha"
"My beloved, now that you have walked five steps with me, you have enriched my life. May God bless you. May our loved ones live long and share in our prosperity."

Bride Says
"Arte arba sapade vadet"
"My Lord, I will share your joys and sorrows. Your love will make me trust and honour you. I will carry out all your wishes."

Sixth Step

Bridegroom Says
"My beloved, you have filled my heart with happiness walking six steps with me. May you fill my heart with joy and peace at all times and seasons."

Bride Says
"Yajne home shashthe vacho vadet."
"My Lord, in all acts of righteousness, in material prosperity in all enjoyment and divine acts, I promise you I will participate and I shall always be with you."

Seventh Step

Bridegroom says
"Om sakhi jaradastayahga."
"My beloved, as you walked the seven steps with me, our love and friendship became eternal. We experienced spiritual union in God. Now you have become completely mine and I offer my life to you. Our marriage will be forever.

Bride Says
"Attramshe sakshino vadet pade."
"My Lord, as per the law of God and the holy scriptures, I have become your spouse with the taking of the seventh step. Whatever promises we gave, we did so with a pure mind. We will be truthful to each other in all matters. We will love each other forever."

Aliter to the same process in marriage

Sapthapathi:
Step 1.:- Ekamishe - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 2.:- Dhve Oorjve - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 3.:- Threeni Vruthaya - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 4.:- Chathvaari Maayo - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 5.:- Pancha Pasubhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 6.:- Shadru Thubhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 7.:- Sapth Sapthabhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -

"Sakaa -Sapthapadha -bhava Sakaayov -Saptha padhaa- Bhaboova
Sakyam -the' -Ghame'yam Sakyaath -the' Maayosham- Sakyan me'
Maayosta -Samayaava -Samayaava Sangalpaavahai -Sampriyov
Rosishnu -Sumanasyamanov Ishamoorjam - abhi -Savasaanov
Managhumsi -Samvrathaas smu Chiththaani -Aakaram -Sathvamasi
Amooham -Amoohamasmi saa -Thvam -dhyowraham
Pruthivee thvam -Retho' aham -retho' Bhruthvam -Manohamasmi
-vak thvam -Saamaa ham asmi -Rukthvam -Saamaam
Anuvradhaa -bhava Pumse' Pumse' -Puthraaya -Veththavai
Sriyai -Puthraaya -Veththavai ehi -Soonrurute'||"

Sapthapathi:
The bridegroom(BG) gets up from the seat holding the right hand of the bride(B). He then goes round the Holy Fire (Agni) from the right side, by lifting the right feet of B step by step. This is done for seven steps. With each step, he recites a mantra addressed to B, with the following meaning.

"Let Lord Maha Vishnu follow each one of your steps for the following specific purposes.

Step 1: To give you unlimited food.

Step 2. To give you excellent health and energy.

Step 3. To make you perform your vrithas (rituals) as ordained in Vedas, during your life time.

Step 4. To give you happiness in life.

Step 5. To make your cows and good animals to grow in strength and in numbers.

Step 6. To make all the seasons be beneficial to you.

Step 7. To make the homams (sacrifices to be done in Holy Fire) to be performed by you in your life as ordained in Vedas, successful and free from hindrances."

Obviously, the idea behind this is to pray to Lord Vishnu, the protector of life, for his blessings in marital life.

BG then recites a mantra to convey the following meaning:

"Sakaa -Sapthapadha -bhava Sakaayov -Saptha padhaa –Bhaboova"
By these seven steps you have taken with me, you have become my best friend.

"Sakyam -the' -Ghame'yam Sakyaath -the' Maayosham -Sakyan me"
I will never move out of this relationship. God has united us in this bondage.

"Maayosta -Samayaava -Samayaava Sangalpaavahai –Sampriyov"
We shall perform all activities together with love and affection.

"Rosishnu -Sumanasyamanov Ishamoorjam - abhi –Savasaanov"
Let us be friendly in our thoughts. Let us observe our duties and rituals together.

"Managhumsi -Samvrathaas smu Chiththaani -Aakaram –Sathvamasi"
If you are the lyrics, I am the music. If you are the music, I am the lyrics.

"Amooham -Amoohamasmi saa -Thvam –dhyowraham"
If I am the heavenly body, you are the earthly world.

"Pruthivee thvam -Retho' aham -retho' Bhruthvam –Manohamasmi"
While I am the life source, you are the carrier of the same.

"vak thvam -Saamaa ham asmi -Rukthvam –Saamaam"
I am the thoughts and you are the speech.

"Anuvradhaa -bhava Pumse' Pumse' -Puthraaya- Veththavai"
While you are the words, I am the meaning.

"Sriyai -Puthraaya -Veththavai ehi -Soonrurute"
With your sweet words, come with me to lead a prosperous life begetting our progeny with [male] children.

Regards
Ajit Gargeshwari

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Ajit Gargeshwari <ajit.gar...@gmail.com> wrote:

here is link that provides some information. the link from our group thread.


http://groups.google.com/group/samskrita/browse_thread/thread/f07bfe1fe292700a?pli=1

Sapthapathi:
Step 1.:- Ekamishe - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 2.:- Dhve Oorjve - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 3.:- Threeni Vruthaya - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 4.:- Chathvaari Maayo - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 5.:- Pancha Pasubhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 6.:- Shadru Thubhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 7.:- Sapth Sapthabhyaha - Vishnuthva - Anvethu -

"Sakaa -Sapthapadha -bhava Sakaayov -Saptha padhaa- Bhaboova
Sakyam -the' -Ghame'yam Sakyaath -the' Maayosham- Sakyan me'
Maayosta -Samayaava -Samayaava Sangalpaavahai -Sampriyov
Rosishnu -Sumanasyamanov Ishamoorjam - abhi -Savasaanov
Managhumsi -Samvrathaas smu Chiththaani -Aakaram -Sathvamasi
Amooham -Amoohamasmi saa -Thvam -dhyowraham
Pruthivee thvam -Retho' aham -retho' Bhruthvam -Manohamasmi
-vak thvam -Saamaa ham asmi -Rukthvam -Saamaam
Anuvradhaa -bhava Pumse' Pumse' -Puthraaya -Veththavai
Sriyai -Puthraaya -Veththavai ehi -Soonrurute'||"

Sapthapathi:
The bridegroom(BG) gets up from the seat holding the right hand of the bride(B). He then goes round the Holy Fire (Agni) from the right side, by lifting the right feet of B step by step. This is done for seven steps. With each step, he recites a mantra addressed to B, with the following meaning.

"Let Lord Maha Vishnu follow each one of your steps for the following specific purposes.

Step 1: To give you unlimited food.

Step 2. To give you excellent health and energy.

Step 3. To make you perform your vrithas (rituals) as ordained in Vedas, during your life time.

Step 4. To give you happiness in life.

Step 5. To make your cows and good animals to grow in strength and in numbers.

Step 6. To make all the seasons be beneficial to you.

Step 7. To make the homams (sacrifices to be done in Holy Fire) to be performed by you in your life as ordained in Vedas, successful and free from hindrances."

Obviously, the idea behind this is to pray to Lord Vishnu, the protector of life, for his blessings in marital life.

BG then recites a mantra to convey the following meaning:

"Sakaa -Sapthapadha -bhava Sakaayov -Saptha padhaa –Bhaboova"
By these seven steps you have taken with me, you have become my best friend.

"Sakyam -the' -Ghame'yam Sakyaath -the' Maayosham -Sakyan me"
I will never move out of this relationship. God has united us in this bondage.

"Maayosta -Samayaava -Samayaava Sangalpaavahai –Sampriyov"
We shall perform all activities together with love and affection.

"Rosishnu -Sumanasyamanov Ishamoorjam - abhi –Savasaanov"
Let us be friendly in our thoughts. Let us observe our duties and rituals together.

"Managhumsi -Samvrathaas smu Chiththaani -Aakaram –Sathvamasi"
If you are the lyrics, I am the music. If you are the music, I am the lyrics.

"Amooham -Amoohamasmi saa -Thvam –dhyowraham"
If I am the heavenly body, you are the earthly world.

"Pruthivee thvam -Retho' aham -retho' Bhruthvam –Manohamasmi"
While I am the life source, you are the carrier of the same.

"vak thvam -Saamaa ham asmi -Rukthvam –Saamaam"
I am the thoughts and you are the speech.

"Anuvradhaa -bhava Pumse' Pumse' -Puthraaya- Veththavai"
While you are the words, I am the meaning.

"Sriyai -Puthraaya -Veththavai ehi -Soonrurute"
With your sweet words, come with me to lead a prosperous life begetting our progeny with [male] children.

Regards
Ajit Gargeshwari

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Ajit Gargeshwari <ajit.gar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Mohini Rustagi, to aprevious discussion in nour gropu

 

Sorry I don't understand your questions What do you mean  by "Saptpadi text in English letters" do you want a transliteration or a translation?.If you can be specific probably list members can help?

Regards
Ajit Gargeshwari

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There are differences in the mantras chanted during Saptapadi as depicted in different Grihya Sutras(18 are extant now)

Please find attached a file showing Saptapadi as per Ashvalayana Grihya Sutra of Rig Veda and Paraskara Grihya Sutra of Shukla Yajur Veda with English translation.

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Anil Kumar

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[Vimala Sarma]

These are from the grihasUtras and we have had this thread before.
Vimala

[murthy]

It looks like the rendering in English is grander than the original!

Regards

Murthy

[Margie Parikh]

Namaskara to all!

I have just gone through this thread. 

Can someone tell me how the tradition flipped from the bride having no role in the saptapadi promises to the one where bride promises everything to the groom?

Many thanks and best wishes,

margie