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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.9
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
1.71.9
viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya mate tadā
janakaḥ prāñjalir vākyam uvāca munipuṃgavau
Hearing Viśvāmitra's words, then with Vasiṣṭha's approval, Janaka, his palms joined, spoke these words to the two bulls among sages:
Words: viśvāmitravacaḥ — Viśvāmitra's words; śrutvā — having heard; vasiṣṭhasya — of Vasiṣṭha; mate — in the opinion, with the approval; tadā — then; janakaḥ — Janaka; prāñjalir — with palms joined; vākyam — words; uvāca — spoke; munipuṃgavau — to the two bulls among sages
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.