Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
आत्मपुत्राय ते शंभो आत्मदौहित्रकाय ते । इत्युक्ते विष्णुना सर्वे साधुसाध्विति ते जगुः
ātmaputrāya te śaṃbho ātmadauhitrakāya te | ityukte viṣṇunā sarve sādhusādhviti te jaguḥ
جب وشنو نے کہا، “اے شمبھو! یہ تمہارے اپنے بیٹے کے لیے ہے، تمہارے اپنے نواسے کے لیے ہے،” تو سب نے یک زبان ہو کر کہا، “سادھو! سادھو!”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating; direct speech by Viṣṇu and response by the assembly
Scene: After Viṣṇu’s statement, the entire assembly raises hands in approval, voices united in ‘sādhu sādhu’; Śiva remains serene as auspiciousness returns to the rite.
FAQs
Dharma is affirmed through communal consent and righteous intent, even in divine affairs.
This verse does not praise a particular tīrtha; it focuses on the wedding deliberation and approval.
It reflects the necessity of proper consent and dharmic framing for a marriage alliance.