Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
उवाच सा पिता दाता तं प्रार्थय सुदुर्मते । पितृप्रदेया यत्कन्या श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
uvāca sā pitā dātā taṃ prārthaya sudurmate | pitṛpradeyā yatkanyā śrutireṣā sanātanī
ఆమె చెప్పింది—తండ్రియే దాత; ఓ సుదుర్మతీ, వెళ్లి ఆయననే ప్రార్థించు. కన్య తండ్రిచేతనే దానమవుతుంది—ఇది శ్రుతి యొక్క సనాతన విధి.
The maiden (daughter of Vedaśiras)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A maiden speaks firmly, citing eternal Śruti ordinance, gesturing toward her father’s authority while the suitor stands chastened yet intent; domestic courtyard setting within a sacred Kāśī ambience.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through proper procedure: personal desire must submit to śāstric and familial order grounded in Śruti.
No specific tīrtha; the verse focuses on dharmic social law within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.
The prescription is procedural: marriage proposal should be made to the father as the lawful giver of the maiden.