Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
गृहीत्वा प्रददौ सर्वा वणिग्भ्यश्च तदा नृप । वेदोक्तेन विधानेन तथा वै देवसन्निधौ
gṛhītvā pradadau sarvā vaṇigbhyaśca tadā nṛpa | vedoktena vidhānena tathā vai devasannidhau
Wahai raja, setelah mengambil mereka, ia menyerahkan semuanya kepada para pedagang—menurut tata cara yang diajarkan dalam Weda, dan sungguh di hadapan para dewa.
Vyāsa (contextual continuation)
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A formal handover/selection of brides to merchants occurs in a sanctified setting: fire-altar, Vedic officiants, and invoked deities as unseen witnesses; the act is solemn, procedural, and public.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that major social acts must be aligned with śāstra (Vedic rule) and performed with sacred accountability.
No specific tirtha is named; the emphasis is on vedic legitimacy within the Dharmāraṇya narrative frame.
A vedokta vidhāna—Vedicly prescribed procedure—performed in deva-sannidhi (presence of gods as witnesses).