Shloka 25
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
बन्धुभि: समनुज्ञाते मन्त्रहोमौ प्रयोजयेत् । तथा सिद्धयन्ति ते मन्त्रा नादत्ताया: कथंचन
bandhubhiḥ samanujñāte mantrahomau prayojayet | tathā siddhyanti te mantrā nādattāyāḥ kathaṃcana ||
ビーシュマは言った。「娘の親族が同意を与えたのち、婚礼のマントラを用い、火供（homa）を伴って儀礼を行うべきである。そのときにのみ、マントラは効力を得て目的を成就する。しかるに、後見人によって正しく嫁がされていない娘のために行うマントラの儀礼は、いかなる形でも成就しない—その結びつきは、ヴェーダの作法によって正当に聖別された婚姻とは見なされない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual validity depends on rightful authorization: marriage mantras and homa are considered efficacious only when performed with the consent of the girl’s guardians/kinsmen and when she is duly ‘given’ in marriage; otherwise the rite is treated as not properly accomplished.
In Bhishma’s dharma-instruction discourse (Anushasana Parva), he lays down a rule about the proper performance of marriage rites, emphasizing consent and formal guardianship-based giving as prerequisites for the success of the Vedic mantras and homa.