Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13

Sanskrit:

पुरा पिता नो भगवान्दक्षो दुहितृवत्सल: ।कं वृणीत वरं वत्सा इत्यपृच्छत न: पृथक् ॥ १३ ॥

ITRANS:

purā pitā no bhagavāndakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥkaṁ vṛṇīta varaṁ vatsāity apṛcchata naḥ pṛthak

Translation:

In days long ago, our father, the most opulent Dakṣa, who was affectionate to his daughters, asked each of us separately whom we would prefer to select as our husband.

Purport:

It appears from this verse that free selection of a husband was allowed by the father, but not by free association. The daughters were asked separately to submit their selection of a husband who was famous for his acts and personality. The ultimate selection depended on the choice of the father.