Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततः संबोध्य जननी तां सुतामाह भार्गवम् । न देयास्मै त्वया कन्या विरूपायेति चाग्रहात्
tataḥ saṃbodhya jananī tāṃ sutāmāha bhārgavam | na deyāsmai tvayā kanyā virūpāyeti cāgrahāt
ततः सा जननी सुतां सान्त्वयित्वा भार्गवं प्रति आग्रहात् प्राह— “त्वया एषा कन्या तस्मै विरूपाय न देया।”
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Scene: An interior household scene: the mother consoles her daughter, then turns sternly toward the Bhārgava (brāhmaṇa), forbidding the match with a ‘misshapen’ suitor; the daughter appears distressed, veiled, seated near a lamp.
FAQs
Elders are expected to guide family decisions toward dharma and suitability, preventing harm born from rash commitments.
No specific sacred site is referenced in this verse.
None; it is counsel regarding the act of giving a daughter in marriage (kanyādāna) in a dharmic manner.