Varaha Purana 8.7: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 7
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
तस्याः यौवनकाले तु चिन्तयामास धर्मवित् । कस्येयं दीयते कन्या को वा योग्यश्च वै पुमान् ॥ ८.७ ॥
tasyā yauvanakāle tu cintayāmāsa dharmavit | kasyeyaṃ dīyate kanyā ko vā yogyaś ca vai pumān || 8.7 ||
അവൾ യൗവനത്തിലെത്തിയപ്പോൾ ധർമ്മവിദൻ ചിന്തിച്ചു—“ഈ കന്യയെ ആര്ക്ക് നൽകണം? യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ യോഗ്യനായ പുരുഷൻ ആരാണ്?”
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It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-adjacent narrative concern: marriage as a socially regulated institution where suitability (yogyatā) and adherence to dharma guide family decisions.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on household deliberation rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds deliberation grounded in dharma—choosing an appropriate match through ethical reflection rather than impulsive preference.
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