Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
सवर्णाभिस्तु सर्वाभिः पाणिर्ग्राह्यस्त्वयं विधिः । धर्म्ये विवाहे जायंते धर्म्याः पुत्राः शतायुषः
savarṇābhistu sarvābhiḥ pāṇirgrāhyastvayaṃ vidhiḥ | dharmye vivāhe jāyaṃte dharmyāḥ putrāḥ śatāyuṣaḥ
தன் வர்ணத்தைச் சேர்ந்த பெண்களைத் திருமணம் செய்வதே விதியாகும். தர்ம நெறிப்படி நடக்கும் திருமணத்தால் தர்ம சிந்தனையுள்ள, நூறாண்டு வாழும் புத்திரர்கள் பிறக்கிறார்கள்.
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa dharma-narration context)
Scene: A Vedic marriage moment: the groom takes the bride’s hand (pāṇigrahaṇa) before the sacred fire, elders and ṛtviks witnessing; an aura of dharma and auspicious longevity around the couple and imagined future sons.
FAQs
A dharmic marriage (performed according to prescribed norms) is presented as the foundation for righteous, long-lived offspring and social order.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it focuses on gṛhastha-dharma within the Dharmāraṇya teaching context.
Pāṇigrahaṇa (the formal taking of the bride’s hand) is affirmed as the proper marriage rite within dharmic parameters.