Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 3
जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्
Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila
राजाऽभूत् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुत स्स्वेन कर्मणा।निमि: परमधर्मात्मा सर्वसत्त्ववतां वर:।।।।
rājābhūt triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ svena karmaṇā |
nimiḥ paramadharmātmā sarvasattvavatāṁ varaḥ ||
ত্রিলোকে নিজের কর্মে প্রসিদ্ধ ‘নিমি’ নামে এক রাজা ছিলেন; তিনি পরম ধর্মাত্মা এবং বল-গুণসম্পন্নদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ।
I offer my daughter Sita, who looks like a celestial maiden as reward for (Rama's) prowess and my second daughter Urmila (to Lakshmana). I proclaim it three times so that there is no doubt about it.
FAQs
True renown is grounded in one’s own righteous conduct (karma) and a dharmic inner disposition; status is validated by ethical action, not merely birth.
Viśvāmitra begins recounting the ancient lineage connected with Mithilā and the Janakas, framing Sītā’s royal ancestry.
Nimi’s dharma-centered kingship—fame arising from personal deeds aligned with righteousness.