अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
महायज्ञे तदा तस्य वरुणेन महात्मना।दत्तं धनुर्वरं प्रीत्या तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ।।2.118.39।।
mahāyajñe tadā tasya varuṇena mahātmanā | dattaṁ dhanur-varaṁ prītyā tūṇī cākṣaya-sāyakau || 2.118.39 ||
Bấy giờ, trong đại tế lễ của ngài, Đại hồn Varuṇa hoan hỷ ban tặng một cây cung thượng hảo, cùng bao tên và hai mũi tên vô tận.
Magnanimous Varuna out of his affection had given him, on the occasion of a great sacrifice, an excellent bow with inexhaustible arrows and a pair of quivers.
Ritual merit and righteous conduct attract divine support; sacred gifts become instruments for upholding dharma (later used to test worth in the svayaṁvara context).
Sītā notes the origin of a powerful bow and weapons given to Janaka by Varuṇa during a great sacrifice.
Janaka’s ritual righteousness and Varuṇa’s benevolence—divine aid aligned with dharmic kingship.