Shloka 14
सप्तसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Ayodhya Return, Bridal Reception, and Bharata’s Departure
अभिवाद्याभिवाद्यांश्च सर्वा राजसुतास्तदा।स्वं स्वं गृहमथासाद्य कुबेरभवनोपमम्।।1.77.14।।गोभिर्धनैश्च धान्यैश्च तर्पयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्।रेमिरे मुदिता: सर्वा भर्तृभि: सहिता रह:।।1.77.15।।
abhivādyābhivādyāṃś ca sarvā rāja-sutās tadā |
svaṃ svaṃ gṛham athāsādya kubera-bhavanopamam || 1.77.14 ||
go-bhir dhanaiś ca dhānyaiś ca tarpayitvā dvijottamān |
remire muditāḥ sarvā bhartṛbhiḥ sahitā rahaḥ || 1.77.15 ||
Тогда все царевны, вновь и вновь воздав почтение достойным почитания, вошли каждая в свой дом, великолепный, словно дворец Куберы. Удовлетворив лучших брахманов дарами коров, богатства и зерна, они — радостные — провели уединённое время вместе со своими супругами.
With auspicious aricles in their hands, all the new brides who shone in silken apparelsimmediately went to temples and worshipped the family deities.
FAQs
Dharma is gṛhastha balance: reverence to elders, charity to brāhmaṇas, and rightful marital companionship—prosperity is legitimized through generosity and proper conduct.
The brides enter their new residences, honor revered persons, give gifts to brāhmaṇas, and then enjoy conjugal life privately with their husbands.
Dāna (generosity) joined with ācāra (proper etiquette) and domestic harmony.