Father's brother's or Mother's sister's... no ... if they get... then it is incest...How about mother's sister's daughter?
i have always wondered,while its ok to marry fathers sister children but cannot marry fathers brothers children?
similiarly,its ok to marry mothers brother but not fathers brother?
though muslims allow i think.muslims are awesome ,everything opposite of what we do,is the rule for them,i think.even christians also do this.
Hi Nachi Naga
I don't know what you mean by 'christians'; in the USA, any marriage with any first cousins are not allowed, be it athai/maama's children or chithi/Periamma/periappa/chithappa's offsprings.
Even North Indians forbid 1st cousin marraiges.
I also wondered as to why one could marry father's sister's children but not brother's....... I believe it is only in Tamil Nadu this is happening.
i have always wondered,while its ok to marry fathers sister children but cannot marry fathers brothers children?
similiarly,its ok to marry mothers brother but not fathers brother?
though muslims allow i think.muslims are awesome ,everything opposite of what we do,is the rule for them,i think.even christians also do this.
Probably our Dharma Sastra writer/s felt that sons among themselves were "sagotra" and applied the same rule to sisters also. But I know of one case where the husband and wife were children of sisters. Marriage was conducted with full consent of community elders, priests, etc., some 60 years ago. Their 3 daughters and all their children and the children of one of those grandchildren (so far) are all healthy.Hi Nachi Naga
I also wondered as to why one could marry father's sister's children but not brother's....... I believe it is only in Tamil Nadu this is happening.
Probably our Dharma Sastra writer/s felt that sons among themselves were "sagotra" and applied the same rule to sisters also. But I know of one case where the husband and wife were children of sisters. Marriage was conducted with full consent of community elders, priests, etc., some 60 years ago. Their 3 daughters and all their children and the children of one of those grandchildren (so far) are all healthy.
Even I have always wondered if marrying your mother's sister's daughter is ok as long as you dont belong to the same gothras?? I am not sure about this? Can anyone give insight on this?
Vivek,
AFAIK, marrying mother's sister's daughter is forbidden amongst all hindus. However, kindly note all marriage rules have changed over time. Example: no sane people practice the rakshasa vivaha anymore.
Marrying mother's sister's daughetr it is permitted amongst muslims i think.
Marrying mother's sister's daughter has nothing to do with gothras and gothras in present time have nothing to do with genes
In my view (and as i have come across), two people of the same gothra can belong to different haplogroups.
And i suspect gotras never had anything to do with genes in the past either as sagothra marriages were preferred in the past unlike the present....And gothra in the vedic period meant just cowpens that were shared by a set of clans / were common to a tribe..if interested, do read this: http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/sociology/4455-brother-sister-marriages-our-puranas-3.html#post50397 -- and also note inpputs that follow that post by Shri Sangom.
AFAIK, southern indians permit
a) marrying father's sister's daughter
b) marrying mother's brother's daughter
Some examples:
a) Krishna married Rukmani, his first cousin (father's sister's daughter);
b) Arjun also married his first cousin, Subhadra (his mother's brother's daughter).
Do note that in both cases, the brides were their 'murai penn' (as they are called).
However, marrying first cousins is not permitted amongst north-indians in any form.
Regards.
Excuse me sirs. I am a N. Indian Brahmin.
In N. India matrimony rules are strict and all such relations as suggested so far are REJECTED.
A person has 4 g'parents, all having different gotra lineage. All those 4 lineages are EXCLUDED. In short, a marriage is intra gotra, but within the caste. Surnames may not reflect the gotra, so it is enquired.
Who married whom in ancient times does not matter anymore.