Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
अन्यत्पृच्छामि देवेश कस्य कन्या न दीयते । दातव्यं कुत्र तद्देव कस्मै दत्तमथाक्षयम्
anyatpṛcchāmi deveśa kasya kanyā na dīyate | dātavyaṃ kutra taddeva kasmai dattamathākṣayam
Wahai Tuhan sekalian dewa, aku bertanya lagi: kepada siapakah anak dara tidak wajar diserahkan? Di manakah patut diserahkan, wahai Dewa—dan kepada siapa apabila diserahkan, ia menjadi pahala yang tidak binasa?
King Uttānapāda
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Scene: A respectful questioner, hands folded, asks Īśvara about the ethics of giving a maiden in marriage—who is unfit, who is fit, and how the merit becomes imperishable; the setting evokes a sacred riverbank discourse.
FAQs
Dharma demands discernment: the worthiness of recipient and the proper context determine whether merit becomes enduring (akṣaya).
No single tirtha is specified in this query; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s instructional narrative.
It seeks rules for eligibility and ineligibility in kanyā-dāna and conditions for akṣaya (imperishable) merit.