Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
सोद्वाहिता मया कन्या दानं सकृदिति स्मृतिः । सकृज्जल्पंति राजानः सकृज्जल्पंति पण्डिताः
sodvāhitā mayā kanyā dānaṃ sakṛditi smṛtiḥ | sakṛjjalpaṃti rājānaḥ sakṛjjalpaṃti paṇḍitāḥ
“ती कन्या माझ्याशी विवाहिता झाली आहे; स्मृती म्हणते—दान एकदाच होते. राजे एकदाच बोलतात, पंडितही एकदाच बोलतात।”
The cursed petitioner (unnamed in the snippet)
Scene: A didactic moment: the speaker cites tradition (smṛti) while gesturing toward a symbolic ‘gift’—a maiden’s hand or a ceremonial water-pot—while a king and scholars stand as witnesses to one-time speech.
FAQs
Dharma values steadfastness: gifts, vows, and declarations should not be reversed for convenience.
No holy place is praised in this verse.
Implicitly, it references kanyādāna as a form of dāna and stresses its one-time, non-retractable nature.