Valmiki Ramayana 1.77.10-11: Bala Kanda, Sarga 77, Shlokas 10-11
सप्तसप्ततितमः सर्गः · Ayodhya Return, Bridal Reception, and Bharata’s Departure
ननन्द सजनो राजा गृहे कामै स्सुपूजितः ॥१०॥
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च कैकेयी च सुमध्यमा ।
वधूप्रतिग्रहे युक्ता याश्चान्या राजयोषितः ॥११॥
nananda sa-jano rājā gṛhe kāmaiḥ su-pūjitaḥ ||10||
kausalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca su-madhyamā |
vadhū-pratigrahe yuktā yāś cānyā rāja-yoṣitaḥ ||11||
राजा अपने घर में खुश था। अपने लोगों के साथ बैठ के खूब खाट्टी। कौसल्या, सुमित्रा और कैकेयी, तीनो रानियाँ थी वहाँ। वो लोग नई बहुओं को स्वागत कर रही थी।
The king and his kith and kin were received with honour in a pleasing manner. Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi of slender waist and other women attending on the king were busy in receiving the new brides.
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Dharma here is social and familial duty: honoring guests, maintaining decorum, and properly receiving new family members sustains harmony in the royal household.
After the wedding journey, the king’s household celebrates; the queens and royal women formally welcome the brides into the palace.
Saṃskāra and hospitality—orderly, respectful integration of the brides into the family.
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