Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
समादिश प्राणनाथ कमादेशं करोमि ते । घटोत्कच उवाच । प्रच्छन्नस्तस्य घटते न विवाहः कथंचन
samādiśa prāṇanātha kamādeśaṃ karomi te | ghaṭotkaca uvāca | pracchannastasya ghaṭate na vivāhaḥ kathaṃcana
“โปรดมีบัญชาเถิด โอ้เจ้าแห่งลมหายใจของข้า ข้าจะกระทำตามพระประสงค์ของท่าน” ฆโฏตกจะกล่าวว่า “ตราบใดที่เขายังซ่อนเร้นอยู่ การอภิเษกย่อมไม่อาจเกิดขึ้นได้ไม่ว่าด้วยวิธีใด”
Ghaṭotkaca (explicit: “ghaṭotkaca uvāca”)
Scene: The woman, calling him ‘lord of my life,’ asks for his command; Ghaṭotkaca replies with a firm condition: as long as ‘he’ remains concealed, marriage cannot occur; the scene holds suspense and impending revelation.
FAQs
Dharma requires clarity and rightful procedure—hidden identities or secrecy can obstruct lawful rites like marriage.
None is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse comments on the conditions under which vivāha (marriage rite) can be properly concluded.