Talk:Svayamvara

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This practice seems to have been followed in the Western World too, at various times. In William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Portia chooses Bassanio through a test of his love for her over gold. Notable examples from fairytales and European folklore also come from the stories of the Brothers Grimm, in such tales as "The Three Snake Leaves," where an infatuated suitor must first agree to be buried alive in the grave of his beloved if he survives her, "The White Snake" where the suitor must first perform three difficult and seemingly impossible tasks, "The Three Spinners," where a poor maiden is forced to spin a room full of flax in order to marry a prince, and many others.

This part is not swayamvara. This is the competition to marry the princes. Swayamvara is not the competition to marry the princess but it is only a part of the process. Sometimes the competition did not take place at all and the princess is allowed to marry the prince of her choice after hearing the biodata of each prince (Which include his act of bravery or his love for his people, the charity he made etc etc). It is for the Princess to decide whether competition need to be held or not, or it need to be conducted according to her wish. The rejection of Karna by Draupati makes it clear that she did not wish to marry him and keeps him out of the competition to make sure that Arjuna wins it and she can marry him. And swayamvara is conducted for only the princess and not by the prince. So the above article can put in an appropriate post like competition conducted for marriage or something like that. --Chanakyathegreat 09:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]