Dampatis meaning Husband and Wife

The word dampati in Hindu customs meaning a husband and his wife

, is known to one and all among the Hindus. But its significance, both religious and spiritual, is known to very few only. The moment the marriage knot is tied after the performance of the enjoined marriage rites, they become partners for life and tie can be broken only by death of one of them. Thus the Hindu marriage is a sacrament and not a contract as it is in other religions.

It is laid down in the Hindu Dharma Sastras, that the traditional Hindu marriage ceremonials observed by a husband without the co-operation of his wife would be null and void. Hence an orthodox Hindu performs all ceremonies in company with his wife. If he goes on a pilgrimage, he takes his wife with him. If he performs the sraddha (Sanskrit term for faith in Hindu Customs) for his pitris (manes), his wife co-operates with him and helps him. If he bestows gifts on others, his wife joins himin giving away the gift by pouring a spoonful of water on the article held by her husband. In giving a daughter away in marriage, his wife must join him in observances of the formalities attached to it; else the gift is valueless. Some people consider it a sin to feed a Brahmin widower on certain occasions. You may ask to why is so much importance attached to the observances by Hindu dampatis? Well, a man by himself is considered to be an imperfect being lacking that, which is found in the other sex. He is just as a watch or any machinery that cannot be in working order if a part of it is missing. Hence the observances of religious rites and ceremonies by a man in the absence of his wife would be like trying to set in motion machinery lacking in part.

The sages of old who had knowledge of the working of forces set in motion by the observances of ceremonials, laid down principles, which if strictly followed, would make the ceremonials really effective. People in olden days had implicit faith in the sages who laid down rules for them to follow and hence did exactly as they were bidden to do and were none the worse for it.

We have the explanation that a husband and his wife wholly devoted to each other, one living for and in another, become a mighty pivot to move anything on. Most of the dampatis of ancient days were such and consequently were able to achieve great things. Further, people who propitiated them and worshiped them were the better for their act, since they drew upon themselves from those dampatis mighty influences, which they would otherwise be unable to do.

To conclude, like most of the customs, this fine custom too has been ignored and, if at all observed anywhere, it is done in an ineffectual manner since the observer and the dampatis are both unfit for the generation and direction of the influence as expected by or from them.

Dampatis meaning Husband and Wife

By: Sujoy

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