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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.72.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 72: Vivāha: Taking hands and circling the fire. The four princes take their brides’ hands under Vasiṣṭha’s direction, circle the fire and depart together for the guest quarters as puṣpavṛṣṭi falls, divya-dundubhis sound, apsarases dance and gandharvas sing

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha announces that the groom's party is ready and awaits the giver of the brides

1.72.11

dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ sarvārthāḥ prabhavanti hi
svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva kṛtvā vaivāhyam uttamam

For between the giver and the receiver all aims prosper; fulfil your own duty by performing the excellent marriage.

Words: dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ — between the giver and the receiver; sarvārthāḥ — all aims, purposes; prabhavanti — arise, prosper; hi — for, indeed; svadharmaṃ — your own duty; pratipadyasva — undertake, fulfil; kṛtvā — having done, performed; vaivāhyam — the marriage; uttamam — excellent

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.