Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे महादेवो दशकन्या गुणान्विताः । ब्रह्मणो वरयामास ह्युद्वाहेन युयोज ह
tatra tīrthe mahādevo daśakanyā guṇānvitāḥ | brahmaṇo varayāmāsa hyudvāhena yuyoja ha
ఆ తీర్థంలో మహాదేవుడు గుణవంతులైన పది కన్యలను వరించెను; అనంతరం వివాహవిధితో వారిని బ్రహ్మదేవునితో కలిపి యోగ్యంగా వివాహం జరిపెను.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued narration)
Tirtha: Daśakanyā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King
Scene: At the river-ford, Mahādeva presides over a ceremonial marriage arrangement: ten virtuous maidens are presented and ritually united to Brahmā, with sages and devas witnessing.
FAQs
Tīrthas are validated through sacred history: divine acts (here involving Śiva and Brahmā) establish the place’s sanctity and enduring merit.
Daśakanyā-tīrtha, explained through its divine-origin narrative.
No direct prescription; the verse provides a mythic account connected with udvāha (marriage) as sacred precedent.