Premanand Maharaj
There is a constant debate about love marriage that it does not last long. This has also been seen in many cases. Regarding this, a devotee asked Saint Premanand Maharaj of Vrindavan and wanted to seek guidance. On this he has given a clear message that if any mistake has been made by mistake then no mistake should happen again after marriage.
Premanand Maharaj said that leaving aside the exceptions, our classical marriages have been going on very auspiciously. During the mandap, the bride and groom used to see each other’s faces. Even after this, both of them lived a very good life. If you talk about love marriage and divorce then what is the meaning of love? Once you have loved and accepted her, then live with her for the rest of your life, then don’t look at anyone else.
He said that today there is free will for love, hence its plight is becoming worse. If any mistake has been made by mistake in childhood then there should be no mistake after marriage. Now children have free rein and behave as per their wish. We do whatever we feel like doing. Even after tying the knot, if there is free will, then the family keeps getting ruined. This problem cannot be solved without taking recourse to religion.
‘Love marriage happened not for love but for work’
Maharaj ji said that when Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh went to take the exam, Anusuiya, out of worship of her husband, transformed God into a six-month-old child. That is our country India, where God became a six-month-old child with the help of her husband. Now there are boyfriends, girlfriends and live-in relationships. Now see for yourself what is the result of your character.
Premanand Maharaj said that how are you treating the girl who has come to you after love marriage, after abandoning her parents, or the boy who has dedicated himself to you after betraying his family. If both of them have a love marriage then there should not be a lifelong fight because it happened by agreement. On matters leading to divorce, he said that some love marriages did not happen for love because they happened for work. As soon as there is an obstacle in the completion of the work, they start slipping here and there and the entire family gets destroyed. I think we should follow religion.