Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 39
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
महायज्ञे तदा तस्य वरुणेन महात्मना।दत्तं धनुर्वरं प्रीत्या तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ।।2.118.39।।
mahāyajñe tadā tasya varuṇena mahātmanā | dattaṁ dhanur-varaṁ prītyā tūṇī cākṣaya-sāyakau || 2.118.39 ||
அப்போது அவனுடைய மஹாயாகத்தில் மகாத்மா வருணன் அன்புடன் சிறந்த வில், அம்புத்தூணிகள், மேலும் இரண்டு அக்ஷய அம்புகளை அளித்தான்।
Magnanimous Varuna out of his affection had given him, on the occasion of a great sacrifice, an excellent bow with inexhaustible arrows and a pair of quivers.
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Ritual merit and righteous conduct attract divine support; sacred gifts become instruments for upholding dharma (later used to test worth in the svayaṁvara context).
Sītā notes the origin of a powerful bow and weapons given to Janaka by Varuṇa during a great sacrifice.
Janaka’s ritual righteousness and Varuṇa’s benevolence—divine aid aligned with dharmic kingship.
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