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(4) विवाहे च प्रजापतिं|, Vivaahe cha Prajaapathim.
-And as Prajaapathi during the sacred times of marriages
The Progenitor and his creations
"प्रकर्शेन जायन्ते इति प्रजा:, तेशां पति: प्रजापति:, Prakarshena Jaayanthe iti prajaah, teshaam pathih prajaapatih". He is the leader of all those have had a glorious birth, such as the Nithyasuris and hence He is Prajaapathi. Also "तत् पद्मोद्भव प्रभृतीनां प्रजानां पति:, Tat Padmodbhava Prabhrtinaam Prajaanaam Pathih", i.e. He is the Lord of all beings, who are born out of His navel-lotus and hence also He is called Prajaapathi. He is thus the Lord of all that which have been propagated or brought forth (Pra – forth, Jaan – to be born and Pathi – Lord) – the humans, animals and all their offspring. Though our basic understanding says that it is Brahma who brings forth the creations for he is the progenitor, in this context we are talking about the progenitor of the progenitor, who is Maha Vishnu.
Marriage, which has always been considered as a holy union by the Hindus, is not only a mere rite for lifelong companionship but also the vesting of the power and the responsibility to bring forth the future generation. Therefore, during their marriage, the bride and the groom invoke Prajaapathi, the lord of all progeny, to bless them with the continuation of their Vamsa (Family) through gifted and divine children. Along with the couple, it is customary that all the friends and relatives also pray to Prajaapathi to bless the newly married couple with Santhaana Bhagyam (The fortune of Parenthood).
आ नः प्रजाम जनयतु प्रजापतिराजरसाया समनाक्त्वर्यमा
अदुर्मंगलिः पतिलोकमा विष शम नो भाव द्विपदे च चतुष्पदे|| - विवाह सूक्तं (रिग् वेदा)
"May Prajapati bring forth children of us,
May Aryaman unite us together till old age,
Oh, thou who is not inauspicious, enter thou thy husband's house,
and be gracious to our bipeds and our quadrupeds"
-Vivaaha Suktam from the Rig Veda
-And as Prajaapathi during the sacred times of marriages
The Progenitor and his creations
"प्रकर्शेन जायन्ते इति प्रजा:, तेशां पति: प्रजापति:, Prakarshena Jaayanthe iti prajaah, teshaam pathih prajaapatih". He is the leader of all those have had a glorious birth, such as the Nithyasuris and hence He is Prajaapathi. Also "तत् पद्मोद्भव प्रभृतीनां प्रजानां पति:, Tat Padmodbhava Prabhrtinaam Prajaanaam Pathih", i.e. He is the Lord of all beings, who are born out of His navel-lotus and hence also He is called Prajaapathi. He is thus the Lord of all that which have been propagated or brought forth (Pra – forth, Jaan – to be born and Pathi – Lord) – the humans, animals and all their offspring. Though our basic understanding says that it is Brahma who brings forth the creations for he is the progenitor, in this context we are talking about the progenitor of the progenitor, who is Maha Vishnu.
Marriage, which has always been considered as a holy union by the Hindus, is not only a mere rite for lifelong companionship but also the vesting of the power and the responsibility to bring forth the future generation. Therefore, during their marriage, the bride and the groom invoke Prajaapathi, the lord of all progeny, to bless them with the continuation of their Vamsa (Family) through gifted and divine children. Along with the couple, it is customary that all the friends and relatives also pray to Prajaapathi to bless the newly married couple with Santhaana Bhagyam (The fortune of Parenthood).
आ नः प्रजाम जनयतु प्रजापतिराजरसाया समनाक्त्वर्यमा
अदुर्मंगलिः पतिलोकमा विष शम नो भाव द्विपदे च चतुष्पदे|| - विवाह सूक्तं (रिग् वेदा)
"May Prajapati bring forth children of us,
May Aryaman unite us together till old age,
Oh, thou who is not inauspicious, enter thou thy husband's house,
and be gracious to our bipeds and our quadrupeds"
-Vivaaha Suktam from the Rig Veda