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The '''Asura marriage''' ({{Langx|sa|आसुरविवाह|translit=Āsuravivāha}}) is a non-righteous form of marriage in [[Hinduism]]. It is a form of marriage where a bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given wealth to her kinsmen. As a form of marriage performed by paying a [[bride price]], it is generally stated to be forbidden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2016-09-03 |title=Asuravivaha, Āsuravivāha, Asura-vivaha: 2 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/asuravivaha |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123041012/https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/asuravivaha |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Sir Gooroodass |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |title=The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan |date=1879 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=83–84 |language=en |access-date=2022-11-26 |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510175609/https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is described to be a grave sin in the [[Manusmriti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Gajananda |date=2016j |title=Manusmriti Verse 3.27 |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814190009/https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Marriage in Hinduism}}
[[Category:Marriage in Hinduism]]
[[Category:Family]]
[[Category:Vedic customs]]

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