Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 51
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
तद्गृह्यतां मया दत्ता तुभ्यं कन्या नराधिप ।
प्रियेत्यामन्त्रिता चेयं विचारं कुरुषे कथम् ॥
tad gṛhyatāṃ mayā dattā tubhyaṃ kanyā narādhipa / priyety āmantritā ceyaṃ vicāraṃ kuruṣe katham
ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಅವಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸು; ಹೇ ರಾಜಾ, ಈ ಕನ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ದತ್ತವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅವಳನ್ನೂ ‘ಪ್ರಿಯೆ’ ಎಂದು ಸಂಬೋಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ (ಅವಳೂ ಒಪ್ಪಿದೆ). ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನೀನು ಇನ್ನೂ ಏಕೆ ಹಿಂಜರಿದು ವಿಚಾರಿಸುತ್ತೀಯ?
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FAQs
Dharma requires decisive action once legitimate authority, proper gifting (kanyā-dāna), and relational acceptance are established; excessive hesitation becomes a failure of responsibility.
Ethical-narrative (vaṃśānucarita). It illustrates household dharma (gṛhastha-āśrama) through story rather than prescriptive code.
‘Acceptance’ (grahaṇa) is a liminal act: once performed in the right ritual-social matrix, it transforms status. The verse underscores the power of sanctioned speech-acts and gifts in shaping reality.