कन्यादानेन महता तुष्टो यस्य च शंकरः । ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानः कृतकृतत्यास्तथैव च
kanyādānena mahatā tuṣṭo yasya ca śaṃkaraḥ | te dhanyāste mahātmānaḥ kṛtakṛtatyāstathaiva ca
Wahrlich gesegnet sind jene großherzigen: Durch ihre erhabene Gabe einer Tochter wird Śaṅkara erfreut. Sie sind wahrhaft vollendet; ihre Pflicht ist erfüllt.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dharmic wedding-gift scene in a Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra: parents offering their daughter with water in hand (udaka-dāna), Śiva’s presence implied by liṅga/triśūla and a serene aura of blessing.
Righteous household duties performed as dharma—especially kanyādāna—become spiritually complete when they please Śiva.
Indirectly Kedāra’s Śaiva milieu is upheld; the verse focuses more on dharma than a single tirtha.
Kanyādāna (giving the daughter in marriage) is praised as a great dharmic act.