Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 51
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
तद्गृह्यतां मया दत्ता तुभ्यं कन्या नराधिप ।
प्रियेत्यामन्त्रिता चेयं विचारं कुरुषे कथम् ॥
tad gṛhyatāṃ mayā dattā tubhyaṃ kanyā narādhipa / priyety āmantritā ceyaṃ vicāraṃ kuruṣe katham
অতএব তাকে গ্রহণ করো; হে রাজন, আমি এই কন্যাকে তোমাকে দান করেছি। আর তাকেও ‘প্রিয়ে’ বলে সম্বোধন করা হয়েছে (সে সম্মতিও দিয়েছে)। তবে তুমি এখনও কেন দ্বিধা ও চিন্তা করছ?
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FAQs
Dharma requires decisive action once legitimate authority, proper gifting (kanyā-dāna), and relational acceptance are established; excessive hesitation becomes a failure of responsibility.
Ethical-narrative (vaṃśānucarita). It illustrates household dharma (gṛhastha-āśrama) through story rather than prescriptive code.
‘Acceptance’ (grahaṇa) is a liminal act: once performed in the right ritual-social matrix, it transforms status. The verse underscores the power of sanctioned speech-acts and gifts in shaping reality.