Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.15
SB 3.22.15
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ṛṣir uvāca bāḍham udvoḍhu-kāmo 'ham aprattā ca tavātmajā āvayor anurūpo 'sāv ādyo vaivāhiko vidhiḥ
Translation
The great sage replied: Certainly I have a desire to marry, and your daughter has not yet married or given her word to anyone. Therefore our marriage according to the Vedic system can take place.