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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.72.22

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: following Vasiṣṭha's directions, the four princes take the four brides' hands

1.72.22

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīn pāṇibhir aspṛśan
catvāras te catasṛṇāṃ vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ

Hearing Janaka's words, the four (princes) touched with their hands the hands of the four (brides), abiding by Vasiṣṭha's directions.

Words: janakasya — of Janaka; vacaḥ — words; śrutvā — having heard; pāṇīn — the hands; pāṇibhir — with (their) hands; aspṛśan — touched; catvāras — the four; te — they; catasṛṇāṃ — of the four (brides); vasiṣṭhasya — of Vasiṣṭha; mate — according to the direction, counsel; sthitāḥ — abiding, standing

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.