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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.9.31
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 9: Story of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga: Courtesans, rain and marriage. Courtesans lure Ṛṣyaśṛṅga from his father’s forest hermitage, rain ends Aṅga’s drought and Romapāda gives him Śāntā in marriage
In the sequence: Romapāda comes out, bows to the ground, offers hospitality, and begs that the brāhmaṇa feel no anger → he gives Śāntā to him in marriage → Ṛṣyaśṛṅga remains with her, honored and comfortably provided for.
1.9.31
antaḥpuraṃ praviśyāsmai kanyāṃ dattvā yathāvidhi
śāntāṃ śāntena manasā rājā harṣam avāpa saḥ
Entering the inner apartments and giving him his daughter Śāntā according to rule, the king, with a mind now at peace, attained joy.
Words: antaḥpuraṃ — the inner apartments; praviśyāsmai — having entered, to him; kanyāṃ — the daughter, maiden; dattvā — having given; yathāvidhi — according to rule; śāntāṃ — Śāntā; śāntena — with a peaceful; manasā — mind; rājā — the king; harṣam — joy; avāpa — attained; saḥ — he
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.