Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 50
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
ततोऽहं तत्र रामाय पित्रा सत्याभिसन्धिना।निश्चिता दातुमुद्यम्य जलभाजनमुत्तमम्।।2.118.50।।
tato 'haṁ tatra rāmāya pitrā satyābhisandhinā | niścitā dātum udyamya jala-bhājanam uttamam || 2.118.50 ||
于是当时，我父亲坚守真言，举起上好的盛水器皿，决意将我交付给罗摩。
In this way my father bestowed me on Rama in that swayamvara and I remain devoted to my husband who is the foremost among the valiant in treading the path of righteousness.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē aṣṭādaśōttaraśatatamassargaḥ.Thus ends the one hundredeighteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Satya as dharma: Janaka’s truth-bound resolve governs a sacred act—giving his daughter in marriage through proper ritual intention.
Sītā recounts the moment in the svayaṁvara context when her father prepared to offer her to Rāma, symbolized by lifting the water-vessel.
Truthfulness and ritual integrity—Janaka’s steadfastness in satya while performing a consequential dharmic duty.