रोगहीनां भ्रातृमतीं स्वस्मात्किंचिल्लघीयसीम् । उद्वहेत द्विजो भार्यां सौम्यास्यां मृदुभाषिणीम्
rogahīnāṃ bhrātṛmatīṃ svasmātkiṃcillaghīyasīm | udvaheta dvijo bhāryāṃ saumyāsyāṃ mṛdubhāṣiṇīm
द्विजाने रोगरहित, भाऊ असलेली, स्वतःपेक्षा किंचित लहान, सौम्य मुखाची व मृदुभाषिणी अशी पत्नी विवाहावी।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene betrothal moment: the prospective bride is depicted as healthy, gentle-faced, soft-spoken; family members and a priest witness with ritual vessels and garlands.
Harmony in gṛhastha life—supporting dharma—rests on health, maturity, and gentle conduct.
The teaching belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition of Kāśī, though the verse is focused on household dharma rather than a particular tirtha.
A marriage prescription: the recommended qualities to seek when undertaking the rite of विवाह (marriage).