Shloka 22
पुंसां क्रिया-विभागः, संस्काराः, नामकरणम्, विवाहविधानम्
न वामनां नातिदीर्घां नोद्वहेत् संहतभ्रुवम् न चातिच्छिद्रदशनां न करालमुखीं नरः
na vāmanāṃ nātidīrghāṃ nodvahet saṃhatabhruvam na cāticchidradaśanāṃ na karālamukhīṃ naraḥ
ಪುರುಷನು ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕುಳ್ಳಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಎತ್ತರವಾದ, ಭ್ರೂಗಳು ಸೇರಿರುವ, ಹಲ್ಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಅಂತರವಿರುವ, ಅಥವಾ ಭಯಂಕರ ಮುಖವಿರುವ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯನ್ನು ವಿವಾಹ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಾರದು।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, within dharma/nīti discourse)
FAQs
This verse frames marriage as a dharmic institution meant to support social harmony and household stability, reflecting the Purana’s broader aim of sustaining order under Vishnu’s sovereignty.
Through concise nīti-style rules, Parāśara lists traits to avoid when choosing a spouse, presenting household decisions as part of disciplined dharma rather than mere personal preference.
Even when the topic is practical ethics, the Vishnu Purana treats dharma as the mechanism by which Vishnu’s cosmic order is preserved—right conduct becomes a lived expression of that higher reality.