Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
विवाहं चिन्तयामास प्रदानाय वरे तथा । सा ज्ञात्वा चेष्टितं तस्य पितुर्दुःखसमन्विता
vivāhaṃ cintayāmāsa pradānāya vare tathā | sā jñātvā ceṣṭitaṃ tasya piturduḥkhasamanvitā
Le père se mit à songer à son mariage et à la donner à un époux digne. Ayant compris l’intention de son père, elle fut envahie de chagrin.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Dvija audience (implied)
Scene: The father consults or reflects on arranging a marriage; the young Ratnavatī, having learned of it, sits withdrawn with tearful eyes, hands clasped, torn between duty and inner resolve.
FAQs
Even dharmic duties like marriage can carry emotional cost; Purāṇic narratives acknowledge human feeling while moving toward dharmic resolution.
Not specified in this verse.
Only the social-dharmic act of kanyā-pradāna is implied; no detailed rite is described here.