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In Vedic and Puranic literature, she is regarded as the epitome of chastity, conjugal bliss and wifely devotion. [5] [4] In post-Puranic epic poems in Sanskrit and Hindi, she has been described as "chaste and revered" and with a character that is "unblemished, inspiring and worthy of imitation".
Pairs of mandarin ducks were symbols of conjugal bliss and even appear on the clothing of brides. [21] Pairs of mandarin ducks also symbolize peace, prosperity, marital stability and devotion due to the belief that mandarin ducks pair up for life and would die if they were to be separated. [30]
It is also believed that ashes from this fire are supposed to promote conjugal bliss. [1] [2] Before the marriage ceremony, there were no people who witnessed the incident, the gods are believed to have taken bath in four kunds or small ponds namely, Rudra-kund, Vishnu-kund and Brahma-kund.
Ahalya protests, maintaining that she imagines Gautama to be Indra as they have sex and that a woman should be a stone, forgoing all thought of sexual gratification. That night, when Ahalya longs for conjugal bliss, Gautama refuses her, saying that she is not in her fertile period. Agitated, she wishes that Indra was there to satisfy her.
Rubens combined key elements of Imagines and Fasti along with details of his own invention to create a spirited allegory of conjugal bliss where "voluptuous sensuality is joined and enhanced by the propriety of marriage." [9] A statue of Venus Verticordia in a pudica pose is the focal point of the work.
Chinese literature displays a long history of interest in affection, marital bliss, unabashed sexuality, romance, amorous dalliances, homosexual alliances — in short, all of the aspects of behavior that are affiliated with sexuality in the West.
The painting is full of symbols of family harmony and bliss. Music represented by the lute is an embodiment of harmony and in the context of a family portrait it references a harmonious marriage. The dog and the grapevine twining round the pavilion symbolize conjugal fidelity.
Conjugal love refers to love in a conjugal relationship, that is, in a marriage, since the word "conjugal" is defined as related to the relationship between married partners. [ 1 ] Marriage does not necessarily involve love between the partners.