Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
कथमुद्वहनार्थी च येनानंगः कृत स्मरः । अत्यासन्नेचातिदूरे आढ्ये धनविवर्जिते । वृत्तिहीने च मूर्खे च कन्यादानं न शस्यते
kathamudvahanārthī ca yenānaṃgaḥ kṛta smaraḥ | atyāsannecātidūre āḍhye dhanavivarjite | vṛttihīne ca mūrkhe ca kanyādānaṃ na śasyate
Bagaimana mungkin ia menghendaki pernikahan, dia yang menjadikan Smara (Kāma) si tanpa tubuh demikian rupa? Lagi pula, kanyādāna tidak dipuji bila jodoh terlalu dekat atau terlalu jauh, bila lelaki kaya atau papa, tanpa penghidupan, atau bodoh.
Himavān (Himālaya)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience/rishis in the narrative frame (contextual)
Scene: Himālaya reasons aloud: how can one seek a conventional marriage with the one who burned Kāma; he lists unsuitable matches (too near/far, rich/poor, livelihood-less, foolish).
FAQs
Marriage is a dharmic responsibility; suitability and stability are weighed carefully, not merely emotion or status.
No specific tirtha is praised in this verse; it occurs within the Himalayan Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.
It gives a dharma-guideline: kanyā-dāna is not advised under certain unsuitable conditions (distance, extremes of wealth/poverty, lack of livelihood, folly).