Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
इमं प्रसाद्य राजानं विदर्भेशं स्वविद्यया । ततः प्राप्य धनं भूरि कृतोद्वाहौ भविष्यथः
imaṃ prasādya rājānaṃ vidarbheśaṃ svavidyayā | tataḥ prāpya dhanaṃ bhūri kṛtodvāhau bhaviṣyathaḥ
اپنی تعلیم و دانش کے زور سے اس بادشاہ—وِدربھ کے حاکم—کو راضی کرو؛ پھر بہت سا مال حاصل کر کے تم دونوں اپنے نکاح انجام دے سکو گے۔
The two Brahmin parents (advising their sons)
Tirtha: Vidarbha (janapada context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two learned Brahmin youths setting out toward a royal court; the king of Vidarbha seated in audience hall; the youths present their learning (recitation/debate), receiving gifts (gold, cloth) to fund marriages.
FAQs
Artha should be sought through dharmic means—using one’s learning and merit, not deceit, to fulfill life’s duties like marriage.
No tīrtha is praised; the geography indicated is the kingdom of Vidarbha as a narrative setting.
Vivāha is the intended rite; the verse frames it as a duty enabled by properly obtained resources.