Shloka 48
चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः
Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement
गृहाण दक्षिणं देव्या: पाणिना पद्मवर्चसा । एवमुक्त: स जग्राह तस्या: पार्णिं यथाविधि,फिर बलसंहारक इन्द्रने स्कन्दसे कहा--'सुरश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारे जन्म लेनेके पहलेसे ही ब्रह्माजीने इस कन्याको तुम्हारी पत्नी नियत की है, अतः तुम वेदमन्त्रोंके उच्चारणपूर्वक इसका विधिवत पाणिग्रहण करो। अपने कमलकी-सी कान्तिवाले हाथसे इस देवीका दायाँ हाथ पकड़ो। “इन्द्रके ऐसा कहनेपर स्कन्दने विधिपूर्वक देवसेनाका पाणिग्रहण किया
gṛhāṇa dakṣiṇaṃ devyāḥ pāṇinā padmavarcasa | evam uktaḥ sa jagrāha tasyāḥ pāṇiṃ yathāvidhi ||
Markandeya said: “Take the goddess’s right hand with your lotus-radiant hand.” Thus instructed, Skanda duly accepted her hand according to the prescribed rite. The passage frames the marriage as a divinely sanctioned, rule-governed act: personal desire is subordinated to ordained order and proper ritual conduct.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma as disciplined action: even a divinely significant union is to be undertaken through proper procedure (yathāvidhi), highlighting respect for sacred order, consent expressed through ritual, and the ethical value of acting within prescribed norms.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates an instruction to accept the bride’s right hand; following this directive, the groom (contextually Skanda) performs the formal act of pāṇigrahaṇa—taking the bride’s hand—thereby completing the key marriage rite in accordance with tradition.