Shloka 1.70.44
वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना — Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage
नृपश्रेष्ठ महाबाहो प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि।
इक्ष्वाकुकुलजाताभ्यां रामलक्ष्मणयोर्नृप॥
सदृशाभ्यां गुणोपेताभ्यां कन्ये ते दातुमर्हसि।
धर्मज्ञाभ्यां महात्माभ्यां सत्यव्रतपरायणौ॥
एते ते कन्यके राजन् वृत्येते वरमिच्छता॥
nṛpaśreṣṭha mahābāho prasādaṃ kartum arhasi |
ikṣvākukulajātābhyāṃ rāmalakṣmaṇayor nṛpa ||
sadṛśābhyāṃ guṇopetābhyāṃ kanye te dātum arhasi |
dharmajñābhyāṃ mahātmābhyāṃ satyavrataparāyaṇau ||
ete te kanyake rājan vṛtyete varam icchatā ||
O best of kings, mighty-armed one, be pleased to show your favor. To Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa—princes born in the Ikṣvāku line—grant your two daughters, who are equal in worth and endowed with virtues. Those two are knowers of dharma, great-souled, and steadfast in truth; desiring worthy husbands, they have chosen your daughters as their brides.
Great among men, O King! be gracious enough to give your equally accomplished two daughters in mariage to Rama and Lakshmana who are born in the family of Ikshvakus kings possessing the purity of race right from the beginning. They are highly virtuous, heroic, and truthful. They have chosen your daughters as their brides".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē saptatitamassarga:৷৷Thus ends the seventieth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
A righteous marriage is framed as a dharmic act: suitability (sadṛśatā), virtue (guṇa), truthful character (satyavrata), and proper royal consent (prasāda) are emphasized over mere power or desire.
After Rāma’s feat with Śiva’s bow, Viśvāmitra formally requests King Janaka to give his two accomplished daughters in marriage to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, praising the princes’ lineage and virtues and noting the mutual suitability of the match.