Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
एषा सामवती नाम सुता तस्य द्विजन्मनः । भूत्वा सुमेधसः पत्नी कामभोगेन युज्यताम्
eṣā sāmavatī nāma sutā tasya dvijanmanaḥ | bhūtvā sumedhasaḥ patnī kāmabhogena yujyatām
«Voici sa fille, nommée Sāmavatī, née de ce deux-fois-né. Qu’elle devienne l’épouse de Sumedhas et qu’elle s’unisse à lui dans la joie nuptiale.»
Devī (implied continuation)
Listener: Rājā and attendants (implied)
Scene: Devī indicates a maiden Sāmavatī and directs her marriage to Sumedhas; the scene suggests a betrothal moment with auspicious symbols.
FAQs
Householder life (gṛhastha) and marriage are presented as dharmic, and can be guided by divine ordinance for welfare and continuity.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No ritual is detailed; the verse indicates a divinely sanctioned marital union.