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 ||
ਤਦੋਂ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਅਤੇ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ “ਸਾਧੁ, ਸਾਧੁ!” ਕਹਿ ਉੱਠੇ। ਦੇਵ-ਦੁੰਦੁਭੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਗੂੰਜ ਹੋਈ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਪੁਸ਼ਪ-ਵਰਖਾ ਵਰਸੀ।
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).
FAQs
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.