Nagananda 2.p136
Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World 2.p136
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2.p136
Vidúshaka.
Your Gándharva marriage is now complete, so you may release her hand. Here comes some one in great haste.
2.p136.n1
A gándharva marriage is one of the eight forms of marriage mentioned by Manu, Book III. It is formed by the parties themselves through mutual affection, without any previous family arrangement.