भार्यार्थं प्रतिगृह्णीष्वमंत्रेणानेन दत्तवान् । अस्मै रुद्राय महते देवदवाय शंभव । कन्या दत्ता महेशाय गिरींद्रेण महात्मना
bhāryārthaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣvamaṃtreṇānena dattavān | asmai rudrāya mahate devadavāya śaṃbhava | kanyā dattā maheśāya girīṃdreṇa mahātmanā
اسی منتر کے ساتھ اُس نے کہا: “اسے اپنی زوجہ کے طور پر قبول کرو؛ یہ عظیم رودر، دیودیو شَمبھو کے لیے عطا کی گئی ہے۔” یوں مہاتما گِری راج نے کنیا کو مہیش کو دان کیا۔
Himālaya
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himālaya (Giri-indra) formally gives the maiden Pārvatī to Mahādeva with a marriage-mantra; Śiva stands serene, Rudra-majesty softened by auspicious wedding context.
Ritual action joined with mantra and right intention sanctifies life-transitions, presenting marriage as a sacred offering to the Divine.
The narrative belongs to Kedāra-khaṇḍa, the Skanda Purana’s celebration of the Kedāra tīrtha-region.
A mantra-based act of kanyādāna, requesting Śiva to accept the maiden as bhāryā (wife).