Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । धर्मो विवाहमकरोद्विधिवद्यत्त्वयोदितम् । को विधिस्तत्र का दत्ता दक्षिणा भृगुणापि च
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dharmo vivāhamakarodvidhivadyattvayoditam | ko vidhistatra kā dattā dakṣiṇā bhṛguṇāpi ca
യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ധർമ്മൻ വിധിപ്രകാരം വിവാഹം നടത്തി എന്നു നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞു. അവിടെ ഏതു വിധിയായിരുന്നു? ഭൃഗുവും ഏതു ദക്ഷിണ നൽകി?
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (respondent)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, composed and earnest, questions the sage about the exact marriage procedure and the dakṣiṇā given; the sage responds in a forest-assembly setting.
FAQs
A dharmic listener seeks concrete details of right practice—procedure and giving—rather than mere praise.
The Revā Khaṇḍa framework (Narmadā region) underlies the narration, but the verse itself centers on ritual inquiry.
It highlights the importance of knowing the vidhi (procedure) and dakṣiṇā (priestly fee) in a marriage-sacrifice context.