A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s6.13

v3.c35.s6.13

At length he begs of them to ask of the Mountain for Pārvatī’s hand for him, which they willingly do. The ṛṣis go accompanied by Arundhatī, as “generally in such affairs women have the aptitude (*prāyeṇaivaṁvidhe kārye puraṁdhriṇāṁ pragalbhatā*—VI, 32)”. During the marriage, that is described in the canto seven, are performed a series of rites and ceremonies, observed as even at a human wedding. And, when the bridegroom enters into the capital of the mountain king, people rush to the windows to take a view of the Lord of Lords and of the couple¹.