अनर्हाय च यो दद्या द्वराय निजकन्यकाम् । कार्यकारणलोभेन नरकं स प्रगच्छति
anarhāya ca yo dadyā dvarāya nijakanyakām | kāryakāraṇalobhena narakaṃ sa pragacchati
اور جو کوئی فائدے یا کسی غرض کے لالچ میں اپنی بیٹی کو نااہل دولہا کے حوالے کرے، وہ دوزخ کو جاتا ہے۔
Sūta (contextual narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (episode context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: the king visualizes the consequence—on one side a greedy exchange of gifts; on the other, a dark naraka vision with messengers; the king recoils and resolves to act righteously.
Dharma must govern marriage decisions; greed-driven alliances that ignore worthiness bring grave karmic consequences.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it teaches social-ethical dharma within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
It implicitly concerns kanyādāna, emphasizing eligibility and purity of intention rather than detailing a rite.