Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः कन्यां दद्यात्स्वयमलंकृताम् । तस्य यत्फलमुद्दिष्टं तच्छृणुष्व नरोत्तम
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ kanyāṃ dadyātsvayamalaṃkṛtām | tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narottama
En ce tīrtha sacré, quiconque donne en mariage une jeune fille—ornée par ses propres soins—écoute maintenant, ô meilleur des hommes, le fruit qui lui est assigné.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: On the riverbank at Agnitīrtha, a father performs kanyā-dāna: the maiden adorned, sacred fire present, priests chanting, water of the Revā nearby.
FAQs
Major life-rites (saṃskāra), when performed with dharma at a tīrtha, are magnified in spiritual merit.
The same Agnitīrtha introduced in the previous verse.
Perform kanyā-dāna (giving a daughter/maiden in marriage) at the tīrtha, with proper adornment and due rite.