Chapter 71 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 71.21

मघा ह्यद्य महाबाहो तृतीयदिवो प्रभो। फल्गुन्यामुत्तरे राजेस्तस्मिन् वैवाहिकं कुरु। रामलक्ष्मणयोरर्थे दानं कार्यं सुखोदयम्॥

maghā hyadya mahābāho tṛtīyadivo prabho| phalgunyāmuttare rājestasmin vaivāhikaṃ kuru| rāmalakṣmaṇayorarthe dānaṃ kāryaṃ sukhodayam||

English Meaning

To-day the star Magha is on the ascendant. On the third day, my master, when the Phalguna will be on the north, do you, O monarch, perform the marriage ceremony. Do you now, however, dispense gifts for invoking blessings upon Rāma and Laksmana.24

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)