The gift of maidens should be made in the following way. The wise know it forsooth. A superior Brahmana should marry a maiden who is not unwilling, who belongs to a family equal to his own in purity or dignity, and who is given away by her brother. Such a girl should be married in the presence of fire, with due rites, causing her, amongst other things, to go round the bridegroom for the usual number of times.
इति देय वदन्त्यत्र त एनं निश्चयं विदुः॥ अनुकूलामनुवंशां भ्रात्रा दत्तामुपाग्निकाम्। परिक्रम्य यथान्यायं भार्यां विन्देद् द्विजोत्तमः॥