Notes

Sambandha, Abhideya and Prayojana

Sambandha means, "First of all, what is my relationship with God." That is called sambandha. Just like first of all a boy or a girl is to be married. So . . . that is the Vedic system. The father, mother selects. That is called sambandha. When they fixed up that "This boy will be married with that girl," that is called sambandha. So relationship. Then when the sambandha is established by marriage, when the boy or girl is married, then the sambandha is done. "Now . . . now the boy and the girl may remain separately in their respective homes"? No. That is abhidheya. Abhidheya. When they are united by the marriage there must be dealings between them. That is called abhidheya. Abhidheya. Abhidheya means not that "Our now marriage ceremony, relationship is established. Now you, Mr. Such-and-such, you go home, I go home." No. There must be actual activities. The wife should take care of serving the husband, and the husband should take care of the wife. Then the relationship . . .

Why this relationship? Why these are activities? Now, there is prayojana. What is that prayojana? To get son. Marriage means to get son. That is prayojana.