Shloka 37

त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha

Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites

Devanagari script

काकुत्स्थैश्च गृहीतेषु ललितेषु च पाणिषु।।।।पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीदन्तरिक्षात्सुभास्वरा।

Transliteration

kākutsthaiś ca gṛhīteṣu laliteṣu ca pāṇiṣu | puṣpavṛṣṭir mahaty āsīd antarikṣāt subhāsvarā ||

Translation

काकुत्स्थों द्वारा जब उन कोमल हाथों को ग्रहण किया गया, तब आकाश से उज्ज्वल और मधुर-नादिनी महान पुष्प-वृष्टि हुई।

Word by Word

काकुत्स्थैःby the Kakutsthas (Rama etc.)

चand

गृहीतेषुwhen/while (they were) held/accepted

ललितेषुin the graceful

चand

पाणिषुin (their) hands

पुष्पवृष्टिःa rain of flowers

महतीgreat

आसीत्was (occurred)

अन्तरिक्षात्from the sky

सुभास्वराbrilliant/splendid

Context

While the descendants of Kakustha (Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna) heldthe elegant hands (of Sita, Urmila, Mandavi, and Srutakirti) there was a heavy rain of bright flowers from the sky.

Characters & Entities

antarikṣa (sky)

puṣpa (flowers)

FAQs

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

A dhārmic act, performed rightly, is portrayed as harmonizing with the cosmos—nature and the divine realm symbolically affirm the truth and righteousness of the union.

What is the narrative situation?

At the moment of hand-taking, auspicious signs appear: a radiant shower of flowers falls from the heavens.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The princes’ purity of conduct and legitimacy of the rite—suggested by the auspicious heavenly response.