Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.38: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 38
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता चिन्तयानस्य सन्ततम्।स्वयंवरं तनूजायाः करिष्यामीति धीमतः।।2.118.38।।
tasya buddhir iyaṁ jātā cintayānasya santatam | svayaṁvaraṁ tanūjāyāḥ kariṣyāmīti dhīmataḥ || 2.118.38 ||
เมื่อพระองค์ทรงครุ่นคิดอยู่มิขาด พระราชาผู้ทรงปัญญาก็บังเกิดพระดำริว่า “เราจักจัดพิธีสวยัมวรให้ธิดาของเรา”
After constantly pondering over the matter, the wise king arrived at the decision to perform a swayamvara for his daughter.
FAQs
When ordinary options fail, dharma seeks a fair and principled procedure—here, svayaṁvara—as a socially valid means to locate true worth.
Janaka resolves to conduct a svayaṁvara to find an appropriate husband for Sītā.
Practical wisdom: choosing an institutionally recognized, merit-testing path rather than forcing an unsuitable match.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Valmiki Ramayana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.