Shloka 1.72.19
वैवाहिकसंबन्ध-निश्चयः / Fixing the Mithila–Ayodhya Marital Alliance
स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भद्रं ते गमिष्यामि स्वमालयम्।श्राद्धकर्माणि सर्वाणि विधास्यामीति चाब्रवीत्।।।।
sadṛśo dharmasambandhaḥ sadṛśo rūpasampadā | rāmalakṣmaṇayo rājan sītā cormilayā saha ||
O King, for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, with Sītā and also with Ūrmilā, the marital bond is well-matched—well-suited in dharma, and well-suited in beauty and excellence.
"Be safe. Be blessed. Let me retire to the camp. I have to perform the rites offerings to the forefathers".
Vivāha-dharma: marriage is validated as a righteous bond when compatibility is grounded in dharma (shared values and conduct), not only appearance.
Janaka confirms that the proposed pairings—Rāma–Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa–Ūrmilā—are appropriate and harmonious.
Janaka’s commitment to dharmic propriety: he frames marriage as a moral-sacred alliance rather than a mere political arrangement.