Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अथाब्रवीच्च तं प्राप्य कस्मात्त्वं प्रस्थितो नृप । पाणिग्रहमकृत्वा तु मम कन्यासमुद्भवम्
athābravīcca taṃ prāpya kasmāttvaṃ prasthito nṛpa | pāṇigrahamakṛtvā tu mama kanyāsamudbhavam
Alors, s’approchant de lui, quelqu’un dit : «Ô roi, pourquoi es-tu parti sans accomplir le rite nuptial de la prise de la main avec ma fille ?»
Unspecified (likely the girl’s father/guardian within the narrative)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: A local elder/guardian confronts the departing king near the kṣetra boundary, questioning why he left without the pāṇigraha rite; gestures of appeal and reproach.
FAQs
It foregrounds vivāha-dharma (marriage duty) and the social accountability surrounding sacred rites and promises.
The tīrtha setting is part of the broader chapter, but this verse does not name a particular site.
Pāṇigrahaṇa—the formal ‘hand-taking’ rite that completes the marriage ceremony.