you know i hear it so much yet i still can't ever fully remember it but luckily google is our friend and i don't think anyone would object to the couple making such important vows to one another infront of their community:
The following seven vows are taken by bride and bridegroom before fire.
- First vow – Noble and respectful to one another
- Second vow – Mutual love and trust
- Third vow – Sharing sorrows and joys
- Fourth vow – Fulfillment of spiritual obligations
- Fifth vow – Begetting noble children
- Sixth vow – Healthy and peaceful life
- Seventh vow – True companionship for being life-long friends
- *Panigrahana *(keeping bride’s hand into groom’s hand) is the vow taken by the bride and groom that they will stay together no matter what happens, good or bad.
- Kongumudi (tying the end of the bride’s sari with the upper garment of groom) is the significance of the newly wedded couple to enter into a strong bond that cannot be detachable.
- Natic**** **means the father of bride asks groom to be with her always in Dharma (the religious and moral matters), Artha (the wealth and financial matters), Kama (the earthly pleasures) and Moksha (the eternal life) by reciting some mantras. And groom also take a vow that he cannot abide her in the above four reciting some mantras.
- **Talambralu, **the unbroken rice which is mixed with turmeric, is sprinkled on each other’s heads by both bride and groom. The unbroken rice has its significance that it can flourish multifold. Because broken rice cannot grow in the soil. Turmeric is symbolic to good.
Exchange of garlands is symbolic that they can exchange any good or bad from that day.