Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
अथाष्टवार्षिकीं दृष्ट्वा तां कन्यां स मुनीश्वरः । कस्मै देयेति संचित्य तामेव समपृच्छत
athāṣṭavārṣikīṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ kanyāṃ sa munīśvaraḥ | kasmai deyeti saṃcitya tāmeva samapṛcchata
ครั้นมหาฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐเห็นกุมารีวัยแปดปีนั้น ก็ใคร่ครวญว่า “ควรมอบนางแก่ผู้ใด” แล้วจึงถามนางเอง
Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A venerable sage-father beholds an eight-year-old maiden in a hermitage-like Kāśī setting, pausing in contemplation before gently questioning her about her chosen bridegroom.
FAQs
Even in family decisions like marriage, dharma requires thoughtful discernment and respect for the person concerned.
The broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on narrative dialogue rather than a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; it introduces deliberation about dāna-like giving (kanyādāna) in a dharmic manner.