तां रूपलक्षणोपेतां बालां द्वादशहायनाम् । ययाचे पद्मनाभाख्यो मृतदारश्च स द्विजः
tāṃ rūpalakṣaṇopetāṃ bālāṃ dvādaśahāyanām | yayāce padmanābhākhyo mṛtadāraśca sa dvijaḥ
रूप-लक्षणांनी युक्त, बारा वर्षांची ती बालिका—पत्नी मरण पावलेला पद्मनाभ नावाचा द्विज तिला विवाहासाठी मागू लागला।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A young maiden of auspicious marks stands in a domestic courtyard; the twice-born Padmanābha, a widower, formally requests her hand; elders observe with mixed calculation and propriety.
The narrative sets up a chain of karmic and dharmic consequences through ordinary social decisions like marriage.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
An implied social rite (vivāha/marriage) appears, but no specific ritual procedure is detailed here.