Amor de casal
O amor de casal é celebrado na Bíblia como dom sagrado. O Cântico dos Cânticos exalta a beleza do amor conjugal — íntimo, exclusivo e forte como a morte.
atastau puna rna dvau tayorekaa"ngatva.m jaata.m, ii"svare.na yacca samayujyata, manujo na tad bhindyaat|
prema cirasahi.s.nu hitai.si ca, prema nirdve.sam a"sa.tha.m nirgarvva nca|
apara.m tat kutsita.m naacarati, aatmace.s.taa.m na kurute sahasaa na krudhyati paraani.s.ta.m na cintayati,
adharmme na tu.syati satya eva santu.syati|
tat sarvva.m titik.sate sarvvatra vi"svasiti sarvvatra bhadra.m pratiik.sate sarvva.m sahate ca|
tasmaat svatanuvat svayo.siti premakara.na.m puru.sasyocita.m, yena svayo.siti prema kriyate tenaatmaprema kriyate|
ko.api kadaapi na svakiiyaa.m tanum .rtiiyitavaan kintu sarvve taa.m vibhrati pu.s.nanti ca| khrii.s.to.api samiti.m prati tadeva karoti,
ataeva yu.smaakam ekaiko jana aatmavat svayo.siti priiyataa.m bhaaryyaapi svaamina.m samaadarttu.m yatataa.m|
vi"se.sata.h siddhijanakena premabandhanena baddhaa bhavata|