Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 32
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
ततः प्रहृष्टो धर्मात्मा पिता मे मिथिलाधिपः।अवाप्तो विपुलां बुद्धिं मामवाप्य नराधिपः।।2.118.32।।
tataḥ prahṛṣṭo dharmātmā pitā me mithilādhipaḥ | avāpto vipulāṁ buddhiṁ mām avāpya narādhipaḥ || 2.118.32 ||
তাৰ পিছত মোৰ পিতা—ধৰ্মাত্মা মিথিলাধিপ ৰজা—অতিশয় আনন্দিত হ’ল; আৰু মোক লাভ কৰি সেই নৰাধিপে বিশাল আৰু উদাত্ত বুদ্ধি প্ৰাপ্ত কৰিলে।
Thereafter, my father and the righteous lord of Mithila was delighted in possessing me when a noble thought struck his mind.
FAQs
A righteous ruler responds to divine or providential events with responsible resolve, treating the received child as a dharmic trust rather than a mere possession.
After the celestial confirmation, Janaka rejoices and forms a firm intention regarding Sītā’s care and future.
Janaka’s righteousness (dharmātmā) expressed as wise, steady decision-making.