Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
स्वनयोत्रैव तिष्ठन्तमाससाद यदृच्छया । स च मामेत्य कन्यां ते दास्यामीति वचोऽब्रवीत्
svanayotraiva tiṣṭhantamāsasāda yadṛcchayā | sa ca māmetya kanyāṃ te dāsyāmīti vaco'bravīt
Tandis que je demeurais ici même, Svānaya me rencontra par hasard. S’approchant de moi, il dit : « Je te donnerai une jeune fille en mariage. »
Kakṣīvān (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Agastya-tīrtha (contextual, nearby)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Dīrghatamas (implied)
Scene: A sage residing at a sacred spot; King Svānaya arrives unexpectedly, approaches with folded hands, and offers a maiden in marriage—an intimate, fate-driven royal proposal in a tīrtha setting.
FAQs
In tīrtha narratives, right effort aligned with dharma often yields timely assistance—events unfold as if guided by providence.
The ongoing setting is Āgastya-tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa.
Implicitly points to kanyā-dāna within vivāha, but no procedural ritual details are provided.