Shloka 1.72.6

वैवाहिकसंबन्ध-निश्चयः / Fixing the Mithila–Ayodhya Marital Alliance

Devanagari script

भरतस्य कुमारस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य च धीमत:।वरयामस्सुते राजन् तयोरर्थे महात्मनो:।।।।

Transliteration

bharatasya kumārasya śatrughnasya ca dhīmataḥ | varayāmas sute rājan tayor arthe mahātmanoḥ ||

Translation

O King, we ask for those daughters for the sake of the two great-souled princes—young Bharata and wise Śatrughna.

Context

O king! we choose your brother's daughters for the great souls: the young Bharata and the sagacious Satrughna.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Janaka
• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Kuśadhvaja’s daughters

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is served through orderly, socially sanctioned alliance: elders and sages arrange marriages for the welfare of princes and the stability of royal lineages.

What is the narrative situation?

The sage specifies that Bharata and Śatrughna are to marry Kuśadhvaja’s daughters, completing a fourfold marital alliance with Mithilā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The princes’ mahātmatā (nobility of spirit) and Śatrughna’s dhīmatā (wisdom) are foregrounded as merits befitting such alliances.