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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.12
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
1.71.12
uttare divase brahman phalgunībhyāṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
vaivāhikaṃ praśaṃsanti bhago yatra prajāpatiḥ
On the latter day, O brahmin, under the two Phalgunīs, the wise commend (holding) the wedding, when Bhaga the Prajāpati (presides).
Words: uttare — the latter; divase — day; brahman — O brahmin; phalgunībhyāṃ — under the two Phalgunīs; manīṣiṇaḥ — the wise; vaivāhikaṃ — the wedding (rite); praśaṃsanti — commend, praise; bhago — Bhaga; yatra — when, where; prajāpatiḥ — (is) the lord of creatures
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.