Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 170
घंटक उवाच । निर्दोषं मां द्विजश्रेष्ठ कस्मात्त्वं शपसि द्रुतम् । त्वयैषा मे स्वयं दत्ता तेन रात्रौ हृता मया
ghaṃṭaka uvāca | nirdoṣaṃ māṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kasmāttvaṃ śapasi drutam | tvayaiṣā me svayaṃ dattā tena rātrau hṛtā mayā
ഘണ്ടകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ഞാൻ നിർദോഷനാണ്; പിന്നെ നീ എന്തിന് വേഗത്തിൽ എന്നെ ശപിക്കുന്നു? ഈ കന്യയെ നീ തന്നേ എനിക്ക് സ്വമേധയാ നൽകിയിരുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഞാൻ അവളെ രാത്രിയിൽ കൊണ്ടുപോയത്।
Ghaṃṭaka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārgava (addressed as dvijaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Ghaṃṭaka stands with palms partly joined in respectful protest, addressing the brāhmaṇa; his face shows controlled urgency; the brāhmaṇa remains stern; sages look between them like a council.
FAQs
Dharma disputes often hinge on intent, consent, and prior commitments; words and gifts create binding responsibility.
Not specified in this verse.
Implicitly references kanyā-dāna (giving of a maiden in marriage), but no formal rite is prescribed here.
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