Nita Ambani’s heartwarming speech during Radhika’s Kanyadaan

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“A daughter is not a possession to be transferred.” Nita Ambani shared the meaning of Kanyadaan during Radhika and Anant’s wedding ceremony.

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00:00Mukesh, and I promise you that Radhika will always be protected as our daughter.

00:07A daughter is not a possession to be transferred.

00:11Stree, gyaan hai, bal hai, sukh hai, shanti hai.

00:22Namaskar and thank you for joining us in this sacred ceremony.

00:30At this moment, I am overwhelmed with emotions, joy, gratitude and deep devotion

00:39as I watch these two pieces of my heart, Anant and Radhika, unite in this eternal bond.

00:48In Hindu tradition, marriage is a solemn promise, not just for this lifetime, but for seven lifetimes.

00:58Saath janam ka saath.

01:01It's a belief that souls destined to find each other, do so again and again,

01:08their love deepening with each lifetime.

01:12As we continue with the Vivaas Sanskar, the wedding ceremony,

01:17we are about to witness the noblest of all acts in Indian culture, the Kanyadaan.

01:25Commonly signifying the giving away of the bride by her parents.

01:31But as a daughter myself, as the mother of a daughter and also a mother-in-law,

01:41I know that no parents can ever give away their daughters.

01:46Daughters are life's biggest blessings and greatest joys.

01:52They are manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi,

01:56bringing abundance and auspiciousness to our homes and lives from the time they are born.

02:04They are the purest part of our souls, intertwined with our very being.

02:10How does one part with the peace of their heart?

02:14A daughter is not a possession to be transferred.

02:18She's a blessing to be cherished and treasured.

02:23She's a source of happiness, love and light that will now also share with her new family.

02:32India's spiritual and cultural traditions hold women in the highest esteem.

02:39Our scriptures teach us, where there are daughters, there is auspiciousness.

02:46Daughters have a higher God-given power.

02:51Our daughters make our homes heaven.

02:55A woman is revered.

02:58She's a mother.

02:59She's a source of food.

03:02She brings happiness, prosperity and prosperity.

03:06That's why we call the earth a mother.

03:11We call the river a mother.

03:13And we call India a mother.

03:18A woman is knowledge, strength, happiness and peace.

03:24That's why she's Saraswati, Shakti and Lakshmi.

03:31A woman is the infinite consciousness of the infinite.

03:36Dearest family and friends,

03:38as we witness the Kanyadaan,

03:41I wish to emphasize that Hinduism is Nityanutan.

03:47It is capable of constant self-renewal and self-reform with time.

03:54An Indian wedding rests on the foundation of perfect equality

04:00between var and kanya,

04:03between groom and bride,

04:05and also between their two families.

04:09Hence, the true cultural significance of Kanyadaan

04:14is that the bride's parents accept the groom as their son

04:19and entrust his family with their precious daughter.

04:25My dearest Shaila and Viren,

04:29today, you're not giving away your daughter to us.

04:33Rather, you are gaining a son and a new family.

04:38Our dearest Anand now belongs as much to you

04:43as our dearest Radhika belongs to us.

04:47Mukesh and I promise you

04:50that Radhika will always be protected as our daughter.

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