Shloka 17
Kurukṣetra–Samantapañcaka Māhātmya: King Kuru’s Ploughing and Indra’s Boon (प्रजापतेरुत्तरवेदिः समन्तपञ्चकं)
यथादृष्टेन विधिना हुत्वा चाग्निं विधानत: । चक्रे च पाणिग्रहणं तस्योद्वाहं च गालवि:,तब “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर उसने मुनिके हाथमें अपना हाथ दे दिया। फिर गालवपुत्रने शास्त्रोक्त रीतिसे विधिपूर्वक अग्निमें हवन करके उसका पाणिग्रहण और विवाह-संस्कार किया
yathādṛṣṭena vidhinā hutvā cāgniṃ vidhānataḥ | cakre ca pāṇigrahaṇaṃ tasyodvāhaṃ ca gālavaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having offered oblations into the fire according to the prescribed and traditionally observed rite, Gālava duly performed her hand-taking (pāṇigrahaṇa) and completed her marriage ceremony. The passage underscores the ethical weight of acting within śāstric procedure—personal union is validated and protected by dharma through proper ritual order.
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