Valmiki Ramayana 1.73.29: Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 29
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha · Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
साधु साध्विति देवाना मृषीणां वदतां तदा ।देवदुन्दुभिर्निर्घोष: पुष्पवर्षो महानभूत्।।।।
sādhu sādhv iti devānāṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ vadatāṃ tadā |
devadundubhir nirghoṣaḥ puṣpavarṣo mahān abhūt || 1.73.29 ||
देवता और रिशियों ने कहा, "साधु, साधु!" बहुत अच्छा! आसमान की ढोल बजने लगी और फूलों की बारिश होने लगी।
By being a devoted wife this highly fortunate Sita would always follow you like a shadow". Thus spoken, he sprinkled the water sanctified with mantras (on them).
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Righteous action gains universal assent: dharma, when upheld in truth and proper form, is portrayed as receiving divine and sage-like approval.
At the successful completion of the key marriage act, auspicious signs appear—drums and flowers—signaling cosmic celebration.
The collective virtue of dharmic alignment—Rāma and Sītā’s union is affirmed as fitting the moral order.
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