Acharya Prashant explains that human relationships are fundamentally of two types: those based on love and those based on the absence of love. He asserts that where love exists, there is no room for rituals or institutions because love is complete in itself. He describes marriage as an institution that stands in direct opposition to love, having originated from the concept of private property. As ancient civilizations transitioned to agriculture, the need to protect property and ensure inheritance led men to impose restrictions on women's bodies to guarantee the legitimacy of heirs. This, he argues, was the birth of marriage as a tool for control and exploitation, often disguised as protection or religious duty.
