VIVAAH PROCEDURE
Welcoming of the groom:
1 – the bride’s father would welcome the groom and Baraat with Aachmana and prayers.
2 – The Baraat is then offered seats while the groom is now welcomed by a special परिचय parichay ceremony by the mother and female relatives of the bride. परिचय means introduction, and it serves to introduce the bride’s family to the groom.
Mandap Swaagatam: Welcoming bride and groom
The bride and groom enter the mandap for the wedding ceremony. The bride is usually accompanied by her bridesmaid, who is usually a married older sister or sister-in-law. The groom is also accompanied by his relative, who performs the role of best man.
The groom enters from his entrance and the bride from hers. Both meet at the mandap.
The Swaagat song is usually sung for their entrance while everyone in attendance stands up to welcome the bride and groom to the mandap.
स्वागत सब जन इस मंदिर हो भक्ति स्वाति की धार
सुन्दर सुमधुर गान हमारो रंजन सब नर नार
ईश सगुण निर्गुण अविनाशी मात पिता और यार
तोर भये हम वत्स सदा ही तार हमें संसार
आर्य समाज नमस्ते भावे वेद प्रकाश लखार
खण्ड पखण्ड होत लखावे ज्ञान जगत उजियार
भेद कुभावन दूर भगावे आया यहाँ पर प्यार
देव दयानन्द प्रेम विवेके विश्व रहे इक तार
तीर्थ भया यह गोत लगावे पुण्य यहाँ परसार
संगती संतान नेम चलावे शोभन सब व्यवहार
Swaagat sab jan is mandir ho bhakti svaati kee dhaar
Sundar sumadhur gaan hamaaro ranjan sab nar naar.
Eesha sagun nirgun avinaashee maat pitaa aru yaar
Tor bhaye ham vatsa sadaa hee taar hame sansaar
Aarya samaaj namaste bhaave veda prakaash lakhaar
Khand pakhandaa hoat lakhaave gyaan jagat ujiyaar
Bhed kubhaavan door bhagaave aaya yahaa par pyaar,
Dev Dayaanand prem viveke vishva rahe ik taar
Teertha bhayaa yah got lagaave punya yahaa parasaar,
Sangati santan nem chalaave shobhan sab vyavahaar.
Everyone is welcome to this place of devotion, this temple in which the special and very good devotion of God is shared. May our melodious and sweet songs bring bliss to all.
Our Almighty God has immeasurable qualities and is still without physical attributes. He is our divine parent, our mother, and our father. The fears and attachments of the world sometimes draw us away.
This noble society called the Arya Samaj expresses its Namaste to all as we bring the light of the Vedas to everyone. The Vedas are supreme, and the light of wisdom of the Vedas can help us get rid of hypocrisy and ignorance.
Let love and tolerance for each other be paramount as we ensure that we look out for each other and make everyone as happy as we want to be happy for ourselves. Maharishi Dayanand Sarasvati taught us about unity and the evolution of society. Let us take those teachings with love all around the world.
This is the best pilgrimage that we can immerse ourselves in. To spread the Vedas, to spread virtue and dharma all over, and to make the world noble. Let us follow the teachings of the saints, improve our lives, and see to the upliftment of society at large.
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