Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 24
जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्
Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila
मखा ह्यद्य महाबाहो तृतीये दिवसे प्रभो।फल्गुन्यामुत्तरे राजंस्तस्मिन्वैवाहिकं कुरु।।।।रामलक्ष्मणयो राजन् दानं कार्यं सुखोदयम् ।।
makhā hy adya mahābāho tṛtīye divase prabho |
phalgunyām uttare rājaṁs tasmin vaivāhikaṁ kuru ||
rāmalakṣmaṇayo rājan dānaṁ kāryaṁ sukhodayam ||
Hỡi bậc đại lực, hôm nay sao Maghā đang ngự trị. Tâu Chúa thượng, tâu Đại vương—đến ngày thứ ba kể từ nay, dưới sao Uttara-Phālgunī, hãy cử hành nghi lễ thành hôn. Và tâu Đại vương, hãy ban phát lễ vật, đem lại phúc lạc cát tường cho Rāma và Lakṣmaṇa.
Brihadradha's son was the heroic and powerful Mahavira, father of Sudhruti, who was armed with courage and the power of truth.
FAQs
Dharma includes orderly, transparent ritual conduct: auspicious timing and charitable giving frame marriage as a sacred public duty aimed at collective well-being.
Janaka fixes the wedding date using nakṣatra timing and instructs Daśaratha to arrange appropriate gifts for the princes’ felicity.
Responsible kingship—careful planning, respect for sacred customs, and generosity to support a righteous household transition.