Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 156
सवर्णं मां परिज्ञाय सोऽपि भार्गवनंदनः । दत्तवांस्तां महाभाग विरूपस्यापि कन्यकाम्
savarṇaṃ māṃ parijñāya so'pi bhārgavanaṃdanaḥ | dattavāṃstāṃ mahābhāga virūpasyāpi kanyakām
Setelah mengenal aku sebagai setara dari segi martabat, putera Bhārgava itu—wahai yang berbahagia—tetap juga menyerahkan gadis itu, bahkan kepada Virūpa.
Unnamed narrator (male)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage of Bhārgava lineage formally gives a maiden in marriage despite an underlying mismatch; witnesses sense foreboding as destiny turns.
FAQs
Social suitability alone does not determine outcomes; dharma narratives often show how choices lead to moral tension requiring resolution.
No tirtha is named in this verse; it advances the plot within the Tīrthamāhātmya context.
None; it concerns a marital giving (kanyādāna context) without detailing rites.