Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
तां रूपलक्षणोपेतां बालां द्वादशहायनाम् । ययाचे पद्मनाभाख्यो मृतदारश्च स द्विजः
tāṃ rūpalakṣaṇopetāṃ bālāṃ dvādaśahāyanām | yayāce padmanābhākhyo mṛtadāraśca sa dvijaḥ
Cette jeune fille—douée de beauté et de signes de bon augure, âgée de douze ans—fut demandée en mariage par un deux-fois-né nommé Padmanābha, brahmane dont l’épouse était morte.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A young maiden of auspicious marks stands in a domestic courtyard; the twice-born Padmanābha, a widower, formally requests her hand; elders observe with mixed calculation and propriety.
FAQs
The narrative sets up a chain of karmic and dharmic consequences through ordinary social decisions like marriage.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
An implied social rite (vivāha/marriage) appears, but no specific ritual procedure is detailed here.