कन्यादानफलप्रेप्सुस्तस्माद्द द्यादनग्निकाम् । अन्यथा न फलं दातुः प्रतिग्राही पतेदधः
kanyādānaphalaprepsustasmādda dyādanagnikām | anyathā na phalaṃ dātuḥ pratigrāhī patedadhaḥ
لذلك، من يبتغي ثمرة «كَنْيادانا» فليهب عذراء لم تُنسب بعدُ إلى «أغني»؛ وإلا فلا ينال الواهبُ ثوابًا، ويهبط الآخذُ في الإثم.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A kanyādāna scene framed by śāstra: the giver consults a sage; Agni appears as a symbolic boundary/claim; scales of merit hover—showing fruit gained or lost depending on eligibility.
Merit in dharma-actions depends on proper eligibility and right procedure, not merely the outward act.
This is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharma discourse within Kāśī; no tirtha is directly named.
A rule regarding kanyādāna eligibility is stated, including consequences for improper giving/receiving.