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Shloka 1.73.5

त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha—Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites

श्रुत्वा त्वहमयोध्यायां विवाहार्थं तवात्मजान् ।मिथिलामुपयातांस्तु त्वया सह महीपते।।।।त्वरयाभ्युपयातोऽहं द्रष्टुकाम स्स्वसुस्सुतम्।

śrutvā tv aham ayodhyāyāṃ vivāhārthaṃ tavātmajān | mithilām upayātāṃs tu tvayā saha mahīpate || tvarayābhyupayāto 'haṃ draṣṭukāmaḥ svasuḥ sutam ||

O King, having heard at Ayodhyā that you had come to Mithilā with your sons for their marriage, I hastened here, wishing to see my sister’s son.

O King! having heard in Ayodhya that you have arrived in Mithila along with your sons for their marriage I came here speedily with a desire to see my sister's son .

A
Ayodhyā
M
Mithilā
D
Daśaratha
D
Daśaratha’s sons (Rāma and brothers, implied)
S
sister’s son (Bharata, implied)
M
marriage (vivāha)

It affirms kula-dharma (family duty): kinship obligations and affection motivate timely support and presence at major life-rites like marriage.

A relative arrives from Ayodhyā to Mithilā after hearing of the princes’ marriage arrangements, eager to meet his sister’s son.

Affectionate loyalty to family: the speaker’s urgency reflects care and responsibility toward relatives.