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'Mother, we are...'
'...going to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu and Shiva...'
'...and will start our meditation.'
'We wish to attain the power of devotion.'
'Didn't you wish for us to become powerful?'
'Go wherever you wish to.'
'Wherever you go...'
'...stay blessed.'
Greetings, Mother.
Are you fine?
With your blessings...
...I have found a place at Lord Vishnu's feet.
What can be happier than that for me?
Vinta!
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Anant!
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Stay blessed!
May you be successful!
Do you know that since Garud has told me about you...
...I've been wanting to see you, Anant.
I've also been wanting to meet you, Mother.
I might've gone away from home...
...but home is always in my heart.
Your son has met you after so many years, Kadru.
But more than you...
...he's talking to Vinta.
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All of you please take your seats.
The wedding rituals...
...will begin now.
Permit me, Mother.
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Mother, why is wedding considered to be a ritual?
A wedding is not just a physical or social union...
...it's a medium for spiritual learning.
Wedding is the pure union of two souls.
When two individuals decide to get married...
...they put an end to their individuality...
...and unite as one.
So that they can fulfil their duties towards life and society...
...and live up to it with integrity.
While salvaging themselves and the family...
...by giving birth to the next generation...
...they can propagate this creation.
Wedding is that union, Garud..
...which allows us to repay our parents partially.
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We cannot go ahead with this.
But, King, what about the elixir?
You have finally realised the truth, Bali.
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Sage Shukracharya!
Yes.
I knew that without the gods' help...
...we can't obtain the elixir.
Yet, I encouraged you to try.
I knew that you will be unsuccessful in this, Bali.
Only then will you realise that your enemy in reality...
...are not the gods...
...but Lord Vishnu.
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When the gods had brought the treaty proposal...
...I knew...
...that this is Lord Vishnu's time for reincarnation.
And this...
...shall prove to be detrimental for the demons.
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That's why I had always been against the churning.
But you didn't listen to me.
And you helped Lord Vishnu to be reincarnated as a tortoise.
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Because of this foolishness...
...Goddess Lakshmi returned from the Ocean of Milk.
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The cosmos returned to its state.
Because of you demons, the gods...
...got back their powers.
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Lord Agni.
Please begin.
As you say, Lord Brahma.
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Now, Vishnu and Lakshmi are with the gods.
So, the gods will complete the churning...
...and get the elixir too.
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It doesn't matter if the demons are present or not.
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Now...
...the bride will given away.
Lord Samudra!
Queen!
Please take the bride's hand in yours.
And keep it in the groom's hand.
Giving the bride away means...
...that the responsibility of the girl, from her father...
...is handed over to the groom.
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And the authority over her...
...is sacrificed for life.
After this ritual, the bride belongs to the groom completely.
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'I will always remain yours.'
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Goddess Saraswati.
Goddess Parvati.
Both of you...
...between the bride and the groom...
...tie the knot.
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Look, carefully, sons.
Everything that's tied in this knot has a special meaning to it.
Coin represents...
...equal right over the wealth.
The flower represents eternal happiness.
Turmeric represents a life without illness.
A family can be successfully run...
...only when the husband and wife...
...are healthy and without illness.
And then, my favourite, the grass is also added.
It represents the love that can never wither.
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Do you know, Aruna and Garud?
No matter how much the grass dries up...
...when strewn onto the ground...
...it starts growing again.
That's why grass conveys the message that...
...if ever, because of anger and ego...
...a couple starts to wither away...
...then sowing it back with love...
...can revive it.
Look!
Goddess Saraswati has just put grains of rice into the knot.
Rice denotes prosperity.
And there must be prosperity enough...
...to feed not only the family but also the society.
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'Now, you are tied to my love forever, Lakshmi.'
'By getting tied to this relationship...'
'...I have received all the joys of this world, O Lord.'
'Whenever chanted, your name shall always precede mine.'
Wow!
A wedding is so interesting.
There are so many messages behind these rituals.
Don't get mistaken, Garud.
The most important ritual of a wedding is about to begin.
Now, the both of you...
...take your vows.
From today, I declare her to be my better half...
...and by uniting with her...
...I begin a new life.
More than myself...
...I shall protect my wife.
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In this life...
...I shall unite with my husband and create a new life...
...after which...
...I will become your better half in the truest of sense.
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With all happiness...
...I handover the responsibility of my household to my wife.
Hereafter, in the walks of life...
...I shall value her opinion.
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My husband's family...
...I shall consider as the parts of my body...
...and live respectfully with them.
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'Narada, Garud, Sheshanag.'
'They are the different parts of my family with Vishnu.'
'My devotees are my family.'
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What do you think?
Lord Vishnu is engrossed in his wedding so doesn't remember...
...what you will attempt here.
But he isn't trying to stop you.
He isn't doing anything about it.
Why? There's a reason.
He just needs a small reason...
...to break this treaty and put you away from this churning.
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So that the elixir is obtained by the gods.
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'This...'
'...is a blunder that we've done.'
Forgive us, O Sage.
We couldn't even imagine...
...how against us...
...a conspiracy was planned.
O, Sage.
Now, you tell us what to do.
Nothing.
You can do nothing now.
So, you have to complete the oath that you've taken.
Wait until Vishnu and Lakshmi's wedding gets over.
After that, once again...
...get back to the churning.
Along with the churning of the ocean...
...churn a thought in your head at all times.
How can the demons get the elixir first?
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Soul, health...
...whether a virtue or imperfection...
...and disorder emerging out of ignorance...
...I shall never allow it a place in my mind.
I will not be dissatisfied because of it.
If my wife ever makes a mistake...
...then I will lovingly, rectify it...
...or bear with it...
...and remain loving to my wife.
I shall always strive to do all the household chores.
For my husband's progress...
...and household's prosperity, I will always contribute to it.
I shall always strive to be her friend first...
...and incessantly love her.
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I will fulfil this promise with all my integrity...
...and honesty.
I will fulfil all the expectations as a dutiful wife.
I will never try to deceive or be dishonest.
I will try to live up to my husband's orders.
For a wife...
...like there is an expectation to be dutiful towards her husband...
...I will, with all my heart...
...always try to be a dutiful husband.
In good and bad times...
...I will never think of another woman.
Service...
...cleanliness and love, I shall always uphold it.
I will keep away from jealousy and bitterness.
I will always try to spread happiness.
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My wife's progress, her happiness and safety...
...will be of utmost importance to me.
In front of nobody shall I insult my wife...
...or berate her.
As a wife...
...my husband is like God to me.
I shall always believe that...
...and put aside all differences to serve you always.
I will never insult you.
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Now, both of you...
...stand up for the next ritual.
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- We pledge to be... - We pledge to be...
- ...as steady as the stone... - ...as steady as the stone...
- ...and fulfil our duty always. - ...and fulfil our duty always.
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- We pledge to be... - We pledge to be...
- As steady as the stone... - As steady as the stone...
- ...and fulfil our duty always. - ...and fulfil our duty always.
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Now, the bride and the groom...
...will circumambulate the fire.
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Mother, why do they circumambulate fire?
Because fire represents the Sun God, Garud.
Who can be a greater witness to everything in this universe...
...than the Sun God?
He watches over everything.
That's why he or...
...everyone gets married in front of his symbol, which is fire, Garud.
Wonderful!
I find myself to be more fortunate after learning this.
Because Lord Agni and Lord Surya are my elder brothers.
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'No matter how circumstances are...'
'...I will never separate from you, O Lord.'
'I will always guard your honour.'
'What is unimaginable...'
'...I will compel that to take place, if required.'
'I won't allow your honour to be tarnished ever.'
'In this entire universe...'
'...there's only one thing that's of supreme importance to me.'
'It's your happiness.'
Aruna, Garud!
Look.
In this world, women are given more importance than men.
That's why women take the lead in the first four rounds.
'I will always prioritise your happiness more than mine.'
'I will prioritise your needs more than mine.'
'Your excitement and joy will be more important than mine.'
To maintain the balance, in the last three rounds...
...men take the lead.
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'I will never allow any trouble to touch you.'
'But if it ever does...'
'...it will have to cross me before it touches you.'
'The one who humiliates you...'
'...I will stand against them as a ro
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