प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायण - वरसंपत्तिः

कन्यायाः वरसंपत्तिः पितुः प्रायः प्रयत्नतः ।
भाग्येषु शेषमायत्तं दृष्टपूर्वं न चान्यथा ॥

- प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायण

kanyAyAH varasaMpattiH pituH prAyaH prayatnataH ।
bhAgyeShu sheSham Ayattam dRuShTapUrvam na chAnyathA ॥

- pratijnA yaugandharAyaNa

Who a girl marries depends a lot on her fathers efforts. There is also a lot of luck involved. From our previous experience, these are the only two factors that determines who a girl marries - father's effort and luck.

- Pratijnayaugandharayana