Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
ईश्वर उवाच । ऋषेर्वचनमाज्ञाय शर्यातिरविचारयन् । ददौ दुहितरं तस्मै च्यवनाय महात्मने
īśvara uvāca | ṛṣervacanamājñāya śaryātiravicārayan | dadau duhitaraṃ tasmai cyavanāya mahātmane
ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினான்—முனிவரின் சொல்லை உணர்ந்து, சர்யாதி தயக்கமின்றி தன் மகளை அந்த மகாத்மா ச்யவனருக்கு அளித்தான்।
Īśvara
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: māhātmya audience
Scene: Narrator voice (Īśvara) frames the moment: King Śaryāti, understanding the sage’s demand, gives his daughter to Cyavana without hesitation; the scene is formal, ritual-like, and weighty.
FAQs
Respect for ṛṣi-vacana and prompt dharmic action avert wider suffering and restore auspiciousness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the larger sacred canvas; the verse highlights dharmic resolution within that holy narrative setting.
No explicit ritual is described; it records the dharmic act of giving the daughter in marriage.