[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.81.19 # Skandapurana 5.81.19 Skandapurāṇa 5.81.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.81.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81.19) .. brāhmaṇa uvāca .. .. sahasraṃ yācyate kanyā karotyekaḥ karagraham .. vāṅmātreṇa na tasyāḥ syātpatnībhāvaḥ kathaṃcana .. 19 .. > The brahmin said: / “A maiden is asked for by a thousand, \[but\] one takes her hand; / by mere words, the status of a wife cannot belong to her in any way, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.81.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81.14) - [Next: 5.81.19\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81.19_1) - [Up: 5.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.81.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.81.19) · Pramāṇa