Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 24
जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्
Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila
मखा ह्यद्य महाबाहो तृतीये दिवसे प्रभो।फल्गुन्यामुत्तरे राजंस्तस्मिन्वैवाहिकं कुरु।।।।रामलक्ष्मणयो राजन् दानं कार्यं सुखोदयम् ।।
makhā hy adya mahābāho tṛtīye divase prabho |
phalgunyām uttare rājaṁs tasmin vaivāhikaṁ kuru ||
rāmalakṣmaṇayo rājan dānaṁ kāryaṁ sukhodayam ||
Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, hari ini bintang Maghā sedang naik. Wahai tuanku, wahai Raja—pada hari ketiga dari sekarang, di bawah Uttara-Phālgunī, laksanakanlah upacara perkahwinan. Dan wahai Raja, hendaklah pemberian hadiah dilakukan demi kebahagiaan dan kesejahteraan Rāma dan Lakṣmaṇa.
Brihadradha's son was the heroic and powerful Mahavira, father of Sudhruti, who was armed with courage and the power of truth.
FAQs
Dharma includes orderly, transparent ritual conduct: auspicious timing and charitable giving frame marriage as a sacred public duty aimed at collective well-being.
Janaka fixes the wedding date using nakṣatra timing and instructs Daśaratha to arrange appropriate gifts for the princes’ felicity.
Responsible kingship—careful planning, respect for sacred customs, and generosity to support a righteous household transition.