Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
सच्चरित्रा पतिपरा सा तेभ्यो दातुमर्हति । विशुद्धकुलजा कन्या धर्मोढा धर्मचारिणी
saccaritrā patiparā sā tebhyo dātumarhati | viśuddhakulajā kanyā dharmoḍhā dharmacāriṇī
De bonne conduite et vouée à son époux, elle est digne d’être donnée à ceux-là (en mariage). Jeune fille née d’une lignée pure, mariée selon le dharma, elle vit en pratiquante du dharma.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a sage/king)
Scene: A composed portrait-like scene of a dharmic couple: the wife modest, attentive, engaged in household worship; emphasis on virtue and dharma-practice rather than wedding spectacle.
FAQs
Dharma in marriage is upheld through character, fidelity, and righteous conduct, not merely through social form.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse.
The verse implies the dharmic gifting of the bride (kanyā-dāna) to a suitable groom, grounded in dharma.