One of the biggest questions in the mythologies of Indian origin is the question of marriage. Is marriage good or bad? Marriage here is a metaphor for worldly life: responsibilities, conflicts, prosperity, pleasure and power.

Buddha, founder of Buddhism, abandons his wife Yashodhara and his newborn son, Rahul, in the quest for enlightenment. Rishabha, the first Jain Tirthankar, of the current age, who had two wives, Sumangala and Sundanda, had 101 sons including Bharat and Bahubali, two daughters Brahmi and Sundari, renounces the world after completing all worldly duties and bequeathing his kingdom to his children.