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 ||
Bấy giờ vua Janaka của xứ Videha nói với hiền thánh Vasiṣṭha: “Bạch ṛṣi công chính, bậc oai lực! Xin cùng các bậc hiền triết hãy cử hành trọn vẹn mọi nghi lễ hôn phối cho Rāma—niềm hoan hỷ của muôn loài.”
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.