Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 33
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
शत्रुघ्नं चापि धर्मात्मा अब्रवीज्जनकेश्वर:।श्रुतकीर्त्या महाबाहो पाणिं गृह्णीष्व पाणिना।।।।
śatrughnaṁ cāpi dharmātmā abravīj janakeśvaraḥ | śrutakīrtyā mahābāho pāṇiṁ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā ||
আৰু ধৰ্মাত্মা জনকেশ্বৰে শত্রুঘ্নকো ক’লে: “হে মহাবাহো, নিজৰ হাতে শ্রুতকীৰ্তিৰ পাণি গ্ৰহণ কৰ।”
The righteous king Janaka, said again: "O Mighty-armed Satrughna take the hands of Srutakirti".
FAQs
Marriage is presented as a dhārmic institution entered through consent, ritual propriety, and public responsibility—each union is affirmed openly and correctly.
Janaka completes the sequence of bride-giving by instructing Śatrughna to accept Śrutakīrti.
Janaka’s dharma-minded governance (dharmātmā) and Śatrughna’s disciplined acceptance of duty.