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
‘ഇത്ര മനോഹരവും സുലക്ഷണയും ആയ ഈ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ കന്യയെ ആര്ക്ക് നൽകണം? അവൾക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമായ യഥാർത്ഥ ഉത്തമ വരൻ എനിക്ക് എവിടെ ലഭിക്കും?’
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.