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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Vivāha: Daśaratha arrives in Mithilā. Daśaratha arrives with wealth, ṛṣis and the army, Janaka welcomes the alliance and completes preparations while Daśaratha reunites with his sons

In the sequence: Janaka rejoices in the family alliance and proposes the marriage after the sacrifice's conclusion

1.68.12

śvaḥ prabhāte narendrendra nirvartayitum arhasi
yajñasyānte naraśreṣṭha vivāham ṛṣisaṃmatam

Tomorrow at dawn, O supreme lord of kings, you should carry out, at the conclusion of the sacrifice, the marriage approved by the sages, O best of men.”

Words: śvaḥ — tomorrow; prabhāte — at dawn; narendrendra — O supreme lord of kings; nirvartayitum — to carry out, accomplish; arhasi — you should; yajñasyānte — at the end of the sacrifice; naraśreṣṭha — O best of men; vivāham — the marriage; ṛṣisaṃmatam — approved by the sages

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.