Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 32
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
तमेवमुक्त्वा जनको भरतं चाभ्यभाषत।गृहाण पाणिं माण्डव्या: पाणिना रघुनन्दन ।।।।
tam evam uktvā janako bharataṁ cābhyabhāṣata | gṛhāṇa pāṇiṁ māṇḍavyāḥ pāṇinā raghunandana ||
Pagkasabi nito kay Lakṣmaṇa, kinausap naman ni Janaka si Bharata: “O ligaya ng angkan ni Raghu, kunin mo ang kamay ni Māṇḍavī sa sarili mong kamay.”
Janaka, having spoken thus to Lakshmana addressed Bharata: "O Descendant of the Raghus hold Mandavi's hand in your own".
FAQs
Dharma here is orderly fulfillment of social-sacred commitments: each prince accepts the bride duly assigned, maintaining propriety (maryādā) and truthfulness to the arranged rite.
Janaka proceeds from one marriage to the next, formally directing Bharata to accept Māṇḍavī’s hand.
Bharata’s readiness to accept dhārmic responsibility through marriage, and Janaka’s impartial, ritual correctness.