आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

In the dharma literature, or the texts on
religious duty, these are the four
approved forms of marriage: the
Brahma marriage, the Daiva marriage,
the Arsha marriage, and the Prajapatya
marriage. These forms are deemed commendable because in each case the
father of the bride is responsible for
arranging the marriage: In the Brahma
form the bride is given as a gift without
conditions, in the Daiva she is given as a
sacrificial fee, in the Arsha she is given in
exchange for a pair of cattle for sacrifice,
and in the Prajapatya she is given with
the condition that the husband and wife
perform their duties together. The
Brahma is the only one of these four
practiced in modern India and is the
idealized form of marriage. See also
marriage, eight classical forms.