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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.11
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Vivāha: Four matches, śrāddha and godāna. Two additional matches unite all four brothers with brides, Janaka affirms shared ownership and the munis’ authority, Daśaratha performs śrāddha and godāna
In the sequence: Janaka agrees with Vasiṣṭha's approval → all four weddings will take place together on the appointed Phalgunī day
1.71.11
ekāhnā rājaputrīṇāṃ catasḥṇāṃ mahāmune
pāṇīn gṛhṇantu catvāro rājaputrā mahābalāḥ
On one and the same day, O great sage, let the four mighty princes take the hands of the four princesses.
Words: ekāhnā — on a single day; rājaputrīṇāṃ — of the princesses; catasḥṇāṃ — of the four; mahāmune — O great sage; pāṇīn — the hands; gṛhṇantu — let (them) take; catvāro — four; rājaputrā — princes; mahābalāḥ — mighty, of great strength
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.