Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 35
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
जनकस्य वच श्शृत्वा पाणीन् पाणिभिरास्पृशन्।चत्वारस्ते चतसृ़णां वसिष्ठस्य मते स्थिता:।।।।
janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīn pāṇibhir āspṛśan | catvāras te catasṝṇāṁ vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ ||
ジャナカの言葉を聞くや、四人の王子は—ヴァシシュタの教えに従い—自らの手で四姉妹の手に触れ、受諾のしるしとした。
At the words of Janaka the four princes took the hands of the four sisters with their own with the consent of Vasishta .
FAQs
Dharma is shown as acting under legitimate guidance—rites are performed with the guru’s approval (Vasiṣṭha), emphasizing disciplined adherence to tradition and truth-bound procedure.
The formal acceptance (hand-touching/hand-taking) by the four princes of the four brides is completed under Vasiṣṭha’s sanction.
Obedience to wise counsel and ritual propriety—humility before the guru and commitment to dhārmic order.