अप्रयच्छन्समाप्नोति भूणहत्यामृतावृतौ । स्वयं त्वभावे दातॄणां कन्या कुर्यात्स्वयं वरम्
aprayacchansamāpnoti bhūṇahatyāmṛtāvṛtau | svayaṃ tvabhāve dātṝṇāṃ kanyā kuryātsvayaṃ varam
जो योग्य वेळी कन्यादान करत नाही, त्याला प्रत्येक ऋतूमध्ये भ्रूणहत्येचे पाप लागते. दात्यांच्या अभावी, कन्या स्वतः वराची निवड करू शकते.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
It stresses responsibility and timeliness in dharmic duties, while also providing a lawful alternative when guardians are absent.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is normative dharma instruction within Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
It prescribes that a maiden should be duly given in marriage; if no guardians exist, svayaṃvara is permitted.