Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
गुणागुणविचार्येत्थं स वै विश्वानरो द्विजः । उद्ववाह विधानेन स्वोचितां कुलकन्यकाम्
guṇāguṇavicāryetthaṃ sa vai viśvānaro dvijaḥ | udvavāha vidhānena svocitāṃ kulakanyakām
Demikianlah setelah menimbang baik dan buruk, brahmana Viśvānara itu pun mengikut tata upacara yang wajar lalu mengahwini seorang gadis bangsawan yang sepadan dengan keturunannya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇa Viśvānara, after deliberation, performs a Vedic wedding with sacred fire, garlands, and elders witnessing; Kāśī’s temple skyline subtly behind.
FAQs
Householder life should begin through dharmic discernment and rite-bound conduct, not impulse.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the overarching sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Marriage is to be performed “vidhānena”—in accordance with prescribed Vedic/Smārta rites.