Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 36
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha
Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
अग्निं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य वेदिं राजानमेव च।ऋषींश्चैव महात्मानस्सभार्या रघुसत्तमा:।।।।यथोक्तेन तदा चक्रुर्विवाहं विधिपूर्वकम्।
agniṁ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vediṁ rājānam eva ca | ṛṣīṁś caiva mahātmānaḥ sabhāryā raghusattamāḥ || yathoktena tadā cakrur vivāhaṁ vidhipūrvakam ||
Pagkaraan, ang mga dakilang prinsipe ng angkan ni Raghu, kasama ang kanilang mga asawa, ay umikot nang pakanan sa banal na apoy, sa altar, sa hari, at sa mga kagalang-galang na rishi; at ayon sa itinuro, kanilang isinagawa ang kasal nang may wastong ritwal at alinsunod sa batas at kasulatan.
The great, noble princes of the race of Raghu, accompanied by their wives circumambulated the altar of the sacred fire. King Janaka and the sages in obedienceto the directions of Vasishta and in accordance with the sastras conducted the matrimonial.
FAQs
Dharma is the disciplined performance of sacred obligations: marriage is sanctified with Agni as witness and carried out exactly according to injunctions (vidhi) and truthful adherence to instruction (yathokta).
The wedding ritual proceeds: the couples circumambulate fire and altar, honoring king and sages, completing the prescribed ceremony.
Ritual integrity and obedience—steadfast commitment to right procedure and reverence for elders and sacred elements.