Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
पाणिग्रहममन्त्राणां निष्ठा स्यात्सप्तमे पदे / एवं सत्यव्रतस्तां वै हृतवान्सप्तमे पदे
pāṇigrahamamantrāṇāṃ niṣṭhā syātsaptame pade / evaṃ satyavratastāṃ vai hṛtavānsaptame pade
The rite-mantras of taking the hand find their consummation at the seventh step; thus Satyavrata indeed carried her off at the seventh step.