Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
साधारणं हरिं ज्ञात्वा तथेत्युक्त्वा तथा कृतम् । देवदानवदैत्यानां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । मध्ये योऽभिमतो भर्ता स ते सत्यं भवेदिति
sādhāraṇaṃ hariṃ jñātvā tathetyuktvā tathā kṛtam | devadānavadaityānāṃ gaṃdharvoragarakṣasām | madhye yo'bhimato bhartā sa te satyaṃ bhavediti
Reconhecendo Hari como árbitro imparcial, responderam: “Assim seja”, e assim procederam. “Entre devas, dānavas, daityas, gandharvas, nāgas e rākṣasas, aquele que desejares por esposo—que ele verdadeiramente se torne teu.”
Narrator (reporting the assembly’s assent and the declared condition of choice)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand assembly of devas, dānavas, daityas, gandharvas, nāgas, and rākṣasas in a sacred precinct; Hari stands centered as impartial judge while the parties assent to his decision about the desired husband.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld when all accept an impartial authority and honor free, truthful choice without coercion.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, whose Māhātmya sanctifies the locale by connecting it to cosmic dhārmic events.
The svayaṃvara rule is affirmed: the bride’s chosen spouse is to be accepted as rightful by all parties.