Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
तस्याः पाणिग्रहं काले कृत्वा चंद्रांगदः कृती । उवास कतिचिन्मासांस्तत्रैव श्वशुरालये
tasyāḥ pāṇigrahaṃ kāle kṛtvā caṃdrāṃgadaḥ kṛtī | uvāsa katicinmāsāṃstatraiva śvaśurālaye
ਉਚਿਤ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਚੰਦਰਾਂਗਦ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਣਿਗ੍ਰਹਣ-ਸੰਸਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਕੁਝ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਸਸੁਰਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸਿਆ।
Narrator (context not provided; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Wedding pavilion moment of pāṇigrahaṇa: groom Candrāṅgada holds the bride’s hand near the sacred fire; later vignette shows the couple residing in the father-in-law’s palace, receiving hospitality.
FAQs
The verse highlights orderly dharma—rites performed at the right time and respectful conduct within family relationships.
No specific sacred site is named in this verse.
Pāṇigrahaṇa (hand-taking) is explicitly mentioned as the key marriage rite.