Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
पराशर उवाच । स ब्राह्मो वरमाहूय यत्र कन्या स्वलंकृता । दीयते तत्सुतः पूयात्पुरुषानेकविंशतिम्
parāśara uvāca | sa brāhmo varamāhūya yatra kanyā svalaṃkṛtā | dīyate tatsutaḥ pūyātpuruṣānekaviṃśatim
Parāśara dit : « On appelle Brāhma (ce mariage) lorsque, après avoir invité l’époux, on donne la jeune fille—parée—en mariage. Le fils né de cette union purifie vingt et une générations d’hommes. »
Parāśara
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Parāśara teaches; a Brāhma wedding scene appears: the bride, adorned, is given to an invited groom; behind them a luminous ancestral line of twenty-one figures is shown being washed in light.
FAQs
Marriage performed in a dharmic, respectful manner elevates the family line and supports spiritual purity across generations.
No particular site is praised; the verse emphasizes the ‘mahatmya’ of dharmic conduct within household life.
Brāhma marriage: invite a worthy groom and give the adorned bride according to righteous custom.