रोगहीनां भ्रातृमतीं स्वस्मात्किंचिल्लघीयसीम् । उद्वहेत द्विजो भार्यां सौम्यास्यां मृदुभाषिणीम्
rogahīnāṃ bhrātṛmatīṃ svasmātkiṃcillaghīyasīm | udvaheta dvijo bhāryāṃ saumyāsyāṃ mṛdubhāṣiṇīm
دو بار جنم لینے والے مرد کو چاہیے کہ ایسی بیوی سے بیاہ کرے جو بیماری سے پاک ہو، جس کے بھائی ہوں، جو اس سے کچھ کم عمر ہو، چہرے میں نرمی و شگفتگی رکھتی ہو اور نرم گفتار ہو۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene betrothal moment: the prospective bride is depicted as healthy, gentle-faced, soft-spoken; family members and a priest witness with ritual vessels and garlands.
Harmony in gṛhastha life—supporting dharma—rests on health, maturity, and gentle conduct.
The teaching belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition of Kāśī, though the verse is focused on household dharma rather than a particular tirtha.
A marriage prescription: the recommended qualities to seek when undertaking the rite of विवाह (marriage).