Matsyapurana 30.27

30.27

*devayānyuvāca
dattāṃ vahasva pitrā māṃ tvaṃ hi rājanvṛto mayā
ayācato bhayaṃ nāsti dattāṃ ca pratigṛhṇataḥ //

Devayânî said:—"King! When my father gives me away to you of his own accord, you will then accept me as yours. You cannot beg, I know; and consequently I have accepted you as my lord; now there is no question of receiving on your part."—27.