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Transliteration
yā pūrvaṃ patiṃ vittvā’thānyaṃ vindate’param
pañcaudanaṃ ca tāvajaṃ dadāto na vi yoṣataḥ
Meaning
A woman who marries another man after death of husband should do Panchaudana Yajna. This mantra clearly talks about re-marriage of
widow
Atharva Veda(9.5.28)
Sanskrit Transcription
समानलोको भवति पुनर्भुवापरः पतिः ।
योऽजं पञ्चौदनं दक्षिणाज्योतिषं ददाति ।।
Transliteration
samānaloko bhavati punarbhuvāparaḥ patiḥ
yo’jaṃ pañcaudanaṃ dakṣiṇājyotiṣaṃ dadāti
Meaning
This mantra says the woman and new husband are of the same level as her previous husband.
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Rigveda 10,40,2
Sanskrit Transcription
कु ह स्विद्दोषा कु ह वस्तोरश्विना कु हाभिपित्वं करतः कु होषतुः ।
को वां शयुत्रा विधवेव देवरं मर्यं न योषा कृ णुते सधस्थ आ ।।
Transliteration
kuha sviddoṣā kuha vastoraśvinā kuhābhipitvaṃ karataḥ kuhoṣatuḥ
ko vāṃ śayutrā vidhaveva devaraṃ maryaṃ na yoṣā kṛṇute sadhastha ā
Meaning
It talks about a widow choosing a second man.
I have to clarify one thing here, word used in mantra is “Devar” it DOES NOT mean brother of husband here, Nirukta (3/15) clearly says Devar
means “Second Husband” in Vedas (in Vedic Sanskrit)
Rigveda 10,85,40-41 Talks about 1st Husband being Soma dev, 2nd being Gandharva, 3rd being Agni dev and 4th being Manushya.
So even in devtas Remarriage exist. So Vedas clearly allow Remarriage of widows.
Transliteration
naṣṭe mṛte pravrajite klībe ca patite patau ।
pañcasvāpatsu nārīṇāṃ patiranyo vidhīyate।।
Meaning
It says there are 5 cases when a woman can remarry.
Husband is dead, became Sanyasi, became impotent, fell from Dharma, or ran away.
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Transliteration
proṣito dharmakāryārthaṃ pratīkṣyo’ṣṭau naraḥ samāḥ
vidyārthaṃ ṣaḍyaśo’rthaṃ vā kāmārthaṃ trīṃstu vatsarān
Meaning
Women should wait for the different time periods (as mentioned for different purposes). After that, they can choose another man.
Here you find some solid proofs that widow re-marriage is allowed in Hinduism from the ancient time and Hinduism was the most advanced
civilization of the world. If you love my work so please do read my nainam chindanti shastrani article.
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