If she select a ball made from the earth of a field that bears two crops, she (or her child) will be rich in grain; if from the cow-stall, rich in cattle; if from the place of sacrifice, godly; if from a pool that does not dry, gifted; if from the gambler's court, devoted to gambling; if from cross-roads, unfaithful; if from a barren field, poor in grain; if from the burying-ground, destructful of her husband.

There are several forms of making a choice, but we confine ourselves to the marriage.[32] In village-life the bridegroom is escorted to the girl's house by young women who tease him.

The bridegroom presents presents to the bride, and receives a cow.

The bridegroom takes the bride's hand, saying 'I take thy hand for weal' (Rig Veda, X.85.

36), and leads her to a certain stone, on which she steps first with the right foot (toe).
Then three times they circumambulate the fire, keeping it to the right, an old Aryan custom for many rites, as in the _deisel_ of the Kelts; the bride herself offering grain in the fire, and the groom repeating more Vedic verses.