Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
कस्मै देया वरा कन्या सुरम्येयं सुलक्षणा । अस्या अनुगुणो लभ्यः क्व मया वर उत्तमः
kasmai deyā varā kanyā suramyeyaṃ sulakṣaṇā | asyā anuguṇo labhyaḥ kva mayā vara uttamaḥ
‘ಇಷ್ಟು ಸುಂದರವಾದ, ಸೌಲಕ್ಷಣ್ಯವಂತಿಯಾದ ಈ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಿ? ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾದ ನಿಜವಾದ ಉತ್ತಮ ವರನು ನನಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಸಿಗುವನು?’
Skanda (narrating the father’s thoughts; deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The father speaks to himself (or confidant) in anxious deliberation: whom to give this auspicious, charming daughter to; the daughter stands modestly nearby; the home feels both prosperous and tense.
FAQs
Marriage is treated as a dharmic responsibility requiring discernment (anuguṇatā) rather than mere desire or social pressure.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-centered narrative arc.
None directly; it raises the ethical question of selecting a worthy match.