Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
शक्रेणान्या तथाऽनीता दत्ता सा विष्णुना स्वयम् । अनुमोदिता च रुद्रेण पित्रा दत्ता स्वयं तथा
śakreṇānyā tathā'nītā dattā sā viṣṇunā svayam | anumoditā ca rudreṇa pitrā dattā svayaṃ tathā
پھر شکر (اِندر) ایک دوسری عورت کو لے آیا۔ وِشنو نے خود اس کا بیاہ دان کیا؛ رُدر نے اس کی تائید کی، اور باپ نے بھی اپنے ہاتھ سے کنیا دان کیا۔
Sūta (narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra leads in a new bride; Viṣṇu performs the giving gesture (kanyādāna-like), Rudra stands as approving witness; the father places the bride’s hand—ritual lamps, garlands, and a Vedic altar frame the scene as the assembly exhales in relief.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes proper sanction and consent—divine approval mirrors the ideal of righteous social order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the divine intervention ensures the continuation of the sacred rite.
It alludes to kanyā-dāna (formal giving in marriage) with approval of elders/authorities, but without detailing mantras or procedure.