Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रोचुर्विनयसंयुक्ताः प्रोच्चैस्तत्सुतया सह । सुभद्रेण निजे हर्म्ये सुतां दत्त्वा निवेशितः
procurvinayasaṃyuktāḥ proccaistatsutayā saha | subhadreṇa nije harmye sutāṃ dattvā niveśitaḥ
তেওঁলোকে বিনয়যুক্ত হৈ, তেওঁৰ কন্যাৰ সৈতে উচ্চস্বৰে কথা ক’লে। সুভদ্ৰে নিজৰ কন্যা বিবাহ দি, তেওঁক নিজৰেই প্ৰাসাদত বাস কৰালে।
Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas and a daughter stand respectfully, speaking in formal tones; Subhadra performs a marriage-gift gesture and leads the groom/guest into a grand mansion, while subtle ominous cues hint at concealed impurity.
FAQs
Acts that appear dharmic (hospitality, marriage-giving) must be guided by discernment, otherwise they can unintentionally enable adharma.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
The verse mentions giving a daughter in marriage (kanyādāna context), but does not prescribe a ritual procedure.