Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
ततः कुसुमबाणेन शरव्रातैर्भृशं हतः । पितरं प्रणतो गत्वा ययाचे तां भृगूद्वहम्
tataḥ kusumabāṇena śaravrātairbhṛśaṃ hataḥ | pitaraṃ praṇato gatvā yayāce tāṃ bhṛgūdvaham
Alors, cruellement frappé par les volées de flèches de fleurs, j’allai vers son père, m’inclinai avec révérence et le suppliai de me l’accorder en mariage — lui, le plus éminent des Bhṛgu.
First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration
Scene: A love-struck suitor, metaphorically wounded by flower-arrows, approaches a venerable Bhṛgu-lineage sage, bows, and petitions for the maiden’s hand; attendants and ritual objects suggest a formal request.
FAQs
Even when desire arises, dharma requires humility, proper approach, and lawful consent—desire is disciplined by right conduct.
No sacred geography is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual is described, but it reflects the dharmic step of approaching the guardian for consent in marriage.