Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.12
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyVedic Prayers for the Bride’s Protection
“The best of brāhmaṇas chanted mantras of the Ṛg, Sāma and Yajur Vedas for the bride’s protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.”
What the purport teaches
- The best of brāhmaṇas chanted mantras from the Ṛg, Sāma and Yajur Vedas for the bride’s protection.
- The priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.
- Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the Atharva Veda often deals with pacifying unfavorable planets.
Try this today
Read the translation once slowly, noting the distinct services performed by the brāhmaṇas and the priest.
Ask yourself
What do these preparations show about the care taken for the bride’s protection?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.