महीध्रकसुतो राजा कीर्तिरातो महाबलः। कीर्तिरातस्य राजर्षेर्महारोमा व्यजायत
Mahīdhraka's son was the mighty king Kīrtirāta; from the royal sage Kīrtirāta was born Mahāromā.
महारोम्णस्तु धर्मात्मा स्वर्णरोमा व्यजायत। स्वर्णरोम्णस्तु राजर्षेर्ह्रस्वरोमा व्यजायत
From Mahāromā was born the righteous Svarṇaromā; from the royal sage Svarṇaromā was born Hrasvaromā.
तस्य पुत्रद्वयं राज्ञो धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मनः। ज्येष्ठोऽहमनुजो भ्राता मम वीरः कुशध्वजः
That king, the knower of righteousness and great-souled, had two sons; I am the elder, and my valiant younger brother is Kuśadhvaja.
मां तु ज्येष्ठं पिता राज्ये सोऽभिषिच्य पिता मम। कुशध्वजं समावेश्य भारं मयि वनं गतः
My father anointed me, the elder, as king, and entrusting the burden to me, my father went to the forest, installing Kuśadhvaja.
वृद्धे पितरि स्वर्याते धर्मेण धुरमावहम्। भ्रातरं देवसंकाशं स्नेहात् पश्यन् कुशध्वजम्
When my aged father departed to heaven, I bore the duty righteously, always looking upon my brother Kuśadhvaja, who is equal to the gods, with affection.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य सांकाश्यादागतः पुरात्। सुधन्वा वीर्यवान् राजा मिथिलामवरोधकः
Then, after some time, the powerful king Sudhanvā came from Sāṃkāśya and besieged Mithilā.
स च मे प्रेषयामास शैवं धनुरनुत्तमम्। सीता च कन्या पद्माक्षी मह्यं वै दीयतामिति
He sent me a message, saying, 'Give me the unrivaled bow of Śiva and Sītā, the lotus-eyed maiden.'
तस्याप्रदानान्महर्षे युद्धमासीन्मया सह। स हतोऽभिमुखो राजा सुधन्वा तु मया रणे
Because I did not give them, O great sage, there was a battle between us; in that fight, I slew King Sudhanvā, who faced me.
निहत्य तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ सुधन्वानं नराधिपम्। सांकाश्ये भ्रातरं शूरमभ्यषिञ्चं कुशध्वजम्
Having slain Sudhanvā, the best of kings, O foremost sage, I anointed my heroic brother Kuśadhvaja in Sāṃkāśya.
कनीयानेष मे भ्राता अहं ज्येष्ठो महामुने। ददामि परमप्रीतो वध्वौ ते मुनिपुंगव
This is my younger brother, and I am the elder, O great sage; with utmost joy, I give you both brides, O best of sages.
सीतां रामाय भद्रं ते ऊर्मिलां लक्ष्मणाय वै। वीर्यशुल्कां मम सुतां सीतां सुरसुतोपमाम्
May good fortune be yours; I give Sītā to Rāma and Urmilā to Lakṣmaṇa—my daughter Sītā, equal to the daughters of the gods, won by prowess.
द्वितीयामूर्मिलां चैव त्रिर्वदामि न संशयः। ददामि परमप्रीतो वध्वौ ते मुनिपुंगव
And the second, Urmilā as well—I say it three times, there is no doubt—with utmost joy, I give you both brides, O best of sages.
रामलक्ष्मणयो राजन् गोदानं कारयस्व ह। पितृकार्यं च भद्रं ते ततो वैवाहिकं कुरु
O king, arrange for the gifting of cows for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and perform the ancestral rites; then, may good fortune be yours, conduct the wedding ceremony.
मघा ह्यद्य महाबाहो तृतीयदिवसे प्रभो। फल्गुन्यामुत्तरे राजंस्तस्मिन् वैवाहिकं कुरु। रामलक्ष्मणयोरर्थे दानं कार्यं सुखोदयम्
Today is the constellation Maghā, O mighty-armed one, and on the third day, under the Uttara Phalgunī star, O king, perform the wedding; for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, make the auspicious gifts.
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Hear now the seventy-second sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa.
तमुक्तवन्तं वैदेहं विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः। उवाच वचनं वीरं वसिष्ठसहितो नृपम्
When the king of Videha had spoken thus, the great sage Viśvāmitra, together with Vasiṣṭha, addressed these words to the valiant king.
अचिन्त्यान्यप्रमेयाणि कुलानि नरपुंगव। इक्ष्वाकूणां विदेहानां नैषां तुल्योऽस्ति कश्चन
The lineages of the Ikṣvākus and the Videhas, O best of men, are unfathomable and immeasurable; there is truly no one equal to them.
सदृशो धर्मसम्बन्धः सदृशो रूपसम्पदा। रामलक्ष्मणयो राजन् सीता चोर्मिलया सह
The union of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with Sītā and Urmilā, O King, is fitting both in righteousness and in beauty.
वक्तव्यं च नरश्रेष्ठ श्रूयतां वचनं मम। भ्राता यवीयान् धर्मज्ञ एष राजा कुशध्वजः
And now, O foremost of men, hear my words: this is King Kuśadhvaja, my younger brother, who knows righteousness.
अस्य धर्मात्मनो राजन् रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि। सुताद्वयं नरश्रेष्ठ पत्न्यर्थं वरयामहे
O King, to this righteous one, unmatched in beauty on earth, belong two daughters; O best of men, we seek them as wives.
भरतस्य कुमारस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य च धीमतः। वरये ते सुते राजंस्तयोरर्थे महात्मनोः
For your sons, Bharata and the wise Śatrughna, O King, I request these two daughters for those great souls.
पुत्रा दशरथस्येमे रूपयौवनशालिनः। लोकपालसमाः सर्वे देवतुल्यपराक्रमाः
These sons of Daśaratha, endowed with beauty and youth, are all equal to the guardians of the world, their valor like that of the gods.
उभयोरपि राजेन्द्र सम्बन्धेनानुबध्यताम्। इक्ष्वाकुकुलमव्यग्रं भवतः पुण्यकर्मणः
Let the noble house of Ikṣvāku, O king of righteous deeds, be joined without anxiety to yours by this alliance.
विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्य मते तदा। जनकः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमुवाच मुनिपुंगवौ
Hearing Viśvāmitra’s words and Vasiṣṭha’s counsel, Janaka, with joined palms, spoke to the two eminent sages.
कुलं धन्यमिदं मन्ये येषां तौ मुनिपुंगवौ। सदृशं कुलसम्बन्धं यदाज्ञापयतः स्वयम्
I consider this lineage blessed, for whom you two foremost sages yourselves command such a fitting alliance.
एवं भवतु भद्रं वः कुशध्वजसुते इमे। पत्न्यौ भजेतां सहितौ शत्रुघ्नभरतावुभौ
So be it—may it be auspicious for you! Let these daughters of Kuśadhvaja become the wives of both Śatrughna and Bharata together.
एकाह्ना राजपुत्रीणां चतसॄणां महामुने। पाणीन् गृह्णन्तु चत्वारो राजपुत्रा महाबलाः
On a single day, O great sage, let the four mighty princes take the hands of the four royal maidens.
उत्तरे दिवसे ब्रह्मन् फल्गुनीभ्यां मनीषिणः। वैवाहिकं प्रशंसन्ति भगो यत्र प्रजापतिः
On the following day, O Brāhmaṇa, the wise praise the marriage ceremony under the Phalgunī stars, when Bhaga and Prajāpati preside.
एवमुक्त्वा वचः सौम्यं प्रत्युत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः। उभौ मुनिवरौ राजा जनको वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Having spoken these gentle words, the king Janaka rose with joined palms and addressed both eminent sages.
परो धर्मः कृतो मह्यं शिष्योऽस्मि भवतोस्तथा। इमान्यासनमुख्यानि आस्यतां मुनिपुंगवौ
A supreme righteousness has been done for me; I am your disciple as well. Here are the chief seats—please be seated, O foremost sages.