सप्तसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Ayodhya Return, Bridal Reception, and Bharata’s Departure
मङ्गलालम्भनैश्चापि शोभिता: क्षौमवासस:। देवतायतनान्याशु सर्वास्ता: प्रत्यपूजयन्।।1.77.13।।
maṅgalālambhanaiś cāpi śobhitāḥ kṣauma-vāsasaḥ |
devatāyatanāny āśu sarvās tāḥ pratyapūjayan || 1.77.13 ||
Держа в руках благие, счастливые приношения и сияя в тонких льняных одеждах, все они поспешно совершили поклонение храмам божеств.
Thereafter the queens received the highly fortunate Sita, Urmila of high fame and both the daughters of Kusadhwaja, Mandavi and Srutakirti.
Dharma is gratitude and alignment with sacred order: beginning household life with worship affirms satya (reverence for what is higher) and invites harmony.
Upon entering the royal setting, the brides promptly go to the deity shrines and perform worship with auspicious offerings.
Śraddhā (reverent faith) expressed through proper ritual conduct.