Introduction
The Hindu scriptures refer to the married state Grihasta Ashrama. May I draw your attention to the use of the word ashrama here; the ashrama is a place or a state that denotes discipline and restraint. Thus, marriage according to the Hindu ideals is not a pileasure hunting ground. It is not a license to do as one pleases. It is at once a discipline and a responsibility. In marriage, two persons - a man and a woman - offer the whole of their self, mind, body, and feelings to each other. They cease to live for their selfish ends, they live for each other, for their families and for the promotion and propagation of dharma or righteousness.
Hindu shastras emphasise the value of grihasta astrama as fundamental to the well-being of society. This is because the people in the other three ashramas depend on the grihasta (householder) for sustenance
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