Husband and wife will be each other's Raksha- Vashisth

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Posted: 9 years ago
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I am not going to delve into Vasisth saying hus-wife to be like friends till the garbha daan ceremony, because in earlier posts of mine I had dealt with this topic.
I will go the other dialogue Vashisth said that hus-wife will take each other's raksha daaga, and taking it means symbolically that now they are becoming their better half's raksha. Or rather if any problem comes for one, the other will step in and give support to solve the problem.

I would say it was a beautiful message. Because many times in a relation when a problem comes blame game happens. You did it. Because of you this happened. Or else you messed up work, you didnt pay attention to career, you trusted your siblings etc... list is long.

But what we need to understand is that your husband has multiple roles, son, brother, friend, professional, son-in-law, jeeju and so do you daughter, sister, bhabi, nanad, bahu, professional. And in the journey of life conflicts are bound to happen between roles. And who can the person turn back, who will be that fall back option when moral conflict is fought, when problem is fought. The spouse. For any married person the support of spouse during conflict times gives confidence to fight the war. They need not even fight the war. But the knowledge they are with them, through gestures is enough to boost one's confidence. And wherever we find this unity among couple in the face of problems that family thrives. That unity, that knowledge that when one is in action the other has to defend is the real wealth that is needed for a successful family life. And that knowledge will bring wealth and power also the right way.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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beautiful post
so true

Both r each other better half if the blame game cribbing n Ego ppl let go then..
supporting ur better half n little bit understand each other make things more better
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Rightly said Shruthi. In a husband-wife relationship they are supposed to be each other's strength and support. Amongst the various roles required to be played in the family and society, they are each other's reality too. Loved the the promises Ram and Sita made to each other, though it was not exactly kept as it was intended{ at least on his side},its essence was maintained throughout their lives together. No wonder they are revered even in this age of Kali.
Savita
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Posted: 9 years ago
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@Savitha in the aswamedha epi when Ram brings the golden horse he says something, that we have to go beyond the literal meaning of things. The essence of the words has to bear more important. When we look at literal meanings more the essence will be lost out. That's why we find difficult to understand actions of Ram or for that matter any great human. Because they go beyond the literal sense of things.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes shruthi, But we do live in a superficial world ,our thoughts and actions are generally confined to our needs and wants. So we often find it difficult to understand the broader vision these great souls have for the betterment of the society.The evil did not stop existing even after Ram's exemplary life. We needed a Krishna to restore the order in the society. This cycle will be repeated without respite till we as individuals ,go beyond the visible actions of the great souls to their essence. When we are able to do this, then the doubts,complaints and chaos will cease to exist.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Well said Shruthi ! Husband and wife standing by in support of each other especially during times of difficulty ! One of the most important factors to be upheld in any marriage.
This is possible when one starts looking into how and what one (partner)can do for the other ( partner) rather than calculating as to what one could gain from the other !
Good, that the show is giving importance to such valuable and most essential thoughts !
The idea of Vashist in his authoritative voice emphasising the significance of each ritual is very appropriate.

This approach certainly helps many to absorb the message in the right manner ( as they would at least accept them as suited for those times ! To startwith and may be such values would get stored up in their minds to be retrieved some time later !!)

Only hope that this gets the viewership of many who actually need these lessons of life !

And the thoughts of many members in this forum about various topics. Shared and discussed further could prove very beneficial too.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes Vipraja. Vasisth telling the significance carries the message long way. And discussions help us to take perspectives.
There are lot of younger members in this forum, whose thoughts on life are really amazing. The convictions they possess at this young age and if they get the right direction through right values, of course they can bring the change.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Very true Shruthi.
I am also amazed and am very happy about such memebers .
That's why I wish it could reach more and more as this seems to be the right mode for reach and acceptance !
This is also because of the very dire situations that one keeps hearing about the state of relationships these days - Marriage in particular
It seems to have lost the significance ( from an Indian cultural point of view!)

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Posted: 9 years ago
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@vipraja marriage has lost its sancity, having been made a tool to subjudicate woman for long. I work in IT industry and one in every 10 couple are divorced or planning to get divorced.
Interesting thing it is not the newly weds and all, we see divorces among people who are married for more than 15-16 years calling it quits.
But all is not lost. We can still regain it, if we work the right way where we bring mutual respect and understanding among partners in the institution of marriage.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Great post Shruthi! Not only are spouses meant to untangle each other's knots (problems), they are also one unit now- what affects one, has repercussions for the other also.

This argument was also used by Sita when she wanted to accompany Ram to the forest:

For, she claims, all other relatives are karmically independent agents, each experiencing the effects of his or her own past actions, while in contrast a wife is existentially bound to her husband, sharing in his karmic destiny.



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