त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
शत्रुघ्नं चापि धर्मात्मा अब्रवीज्जनकेश्वर:।श्रुतकीर्त्या महाबाहो पाणिं गृह्णीष्व पाणिना।।।।
śatrughnaṁ cāpi dharmātmā abravīj janakeśvaraḥ | śrutakīrtyā mahābāho pāṇiṁ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā ||
అలాగే ధర్మాత్ముడైన జనకేశ్వరుడు శత్రుఘ్నునితోనూ పలికెను—“ఓ మహాబాహో, నీ చేతితో శ్రుతకీర్తి పాణిని గ్రహించు।”
The righteous king Janaka, said again: "O Mighty-armed Satrughna take the hands of Srutakirti".
Marriage is presented as a dhārmic institution entered through consent, ritual propriety, and public responsibility—each union is affirmed openly and correctly.
Janaka completes the sequence of bride-giving by instructing Śatrughna to accept Śrutakīrti.
Janaka’s dharma-minded governance (dharmātmā) and Śatrughna’s disciplined acceptance of duty.
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