Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
दीर्घतमा उवाच । सुदर्शन भवत्वेवं कथितं स्वनयेन यत् । ममाभीष्टतमं ह्येतत्पाणिग्रहणमंगलम्
dīrghatamā uvāca | sudarśana bhavatvevaṃ kathitaṃ svanayena yat | mamābhīṣṭatamaṃ hyetatpāṇigrahaṇamaṃgalam
Dīrghatamā berkata: “Wahai Sudarśana, biarlah demikian seperti yang dikatakan oleh puteraku. Kerana upacara perkahwinan yang suci—pāṇigrahaṇa, pengambilan tangan—itulah yang paling aku dambakan.”
Dīrghatamā
Tirtha: सेतुक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: शौनकादि
Scene: दीर्घतमा ऋषि दूत सुदर्शन से कहते हैं—‘एवं भवतु’; विवाह के पाणिग्रहण-मंगल को स्वीकारते हुए आशीर्वचन।
FAQs
Marriage is sanctified when elders and sages give willing consent, framing union as maṅgala (auspicious dharma), not mere desire.
Indirectly within Setu-kṣetra’s narrative arc; this verse centers on approving a marriage rite.
Pāṇigrahaṇa (the hand-taking rite) is referenced as the auspicious marriage act.