Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 38
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता चिन्तयानस्य सन्ततम्।स्वयंवरं तनूजायाः करिष्यामीति धीमतः।।2.118.38।।
tasya buddhir iyaṁ jātā cintayānasya santatam | svayaṁvaraṁ tanūjāyāḥ kariṣyāmīti dhīmataḥ || 2.118.38 ||
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រដ៏ប្រាជ្ញា ពេលទ្រង់ពិចារណាមិនដាច់ ក៏កើតមានព្រះបញ្ញត្តិនេះឡើងថា៖ «ខ្ញុំនឹងរៀបចំពិធី ស្វយំវរ (svayaṁvara) សម្រាប់ព្រះរាជកុមារីរបស់ខ្ញុំ»។
After constantly pondering over the matter, the wise king arrived at the decision to perform a swayamvara for his daughter.
FAQs
When ordinary options fail, dharma seeks a fair and principled procedure—here, svayaṁvara—as a socially valid means to locate true worth.
Janaka resolves to conduct a svayaṁvara to find an appropriate husband for Sītā.
Practical wisdom: choosing an institutionally recognized, merit-testing path rather than forcing an unsuitable match.