त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
ततो राजा विदेहानां वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत्।।1.73.18।।कारयस्व ऋषे सर्वमृषिभि: सह धार्मिक।रामस्य लोकरामस्य क्रियां वैवाहिकीं विभो।।1.73.19।।
tato rājā videhānāṃ vasiṣṭham idam abravīt | kārayasva ṛṣe sarvam ṛṣibhiḥ saha dhārmika | rāmasya lokarāmasya kriyāṃ vaivāhikīṃ vibho ||
Pagkaraan nito, sinabi ni Haring Janaka ng mga Videha kay Vasiṣṭha: “O matuwid na ṛṣi, O makapangyarihan—kasama ng ibang mga muni, ipagawa mo ang lahat ng banal na ritong pangkasal para kay Rāma, ang kagalakan ng sanlibutan.”
Thereafter the king of the Videhas to Vasishta, "O Adherent of righteousness, O Lord O Maharshi perform with the rishis the marriage ceremony of Rama who causes delight to the three worlds".
Reiteration stresses dharma as procedural correctness: sacred rites gain authority through repetition, clarity of instruction, and performance by competent officiants.
This verse duplicates the prior instruction (a Southern Recension repetition), reaffirming Janaka’s request that Vasiṣṭha conduct Rama’s marriage rites.
Janaka’s careful insistence on proper rite-performance and Vasiṣṭha’s recognized ritual mastery.