Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
धूतपापोवाच । जनेतर्यद्यहं देया सुंदराय वराय ते । तदा तस्मै प्रयच्छ त्वं यमहं कथयामि ते
dhūtapāpovāca | janetaryadyahaṃ deyā suṃdarāya varāya te | tadā tasmai prayaccha tvaṃ yamahaṃ kathayāmi te
ధూతపాపా చెప్పింది—“నాన్నా, నన్ను మీరు అందమైన ఉత్తమ వరునికి ఇవ్వదలచితే, నేను ఇప్పుడు చెప్పబోయే వాడికే నన్ను ఇవ్వండి।”
Dhūtapāpā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: The maiden speaks firmly yet respectfully to her father, asking to be given to the groom she will name—her posture composed, voice decisive.
FAQs
A dharmic union is oriented toward virtue and worthiness; the narrative highlights deliberate, principled choice.
The larger Kāśī milieu frames the episode; this verse itself does not praise a specific tīrtha.
Implicitly kanyādāna (giving in marriage), presented as an act to be performed toward a truly ‘vara’ (worthy groom).