राजा दशरथो राजन् कृतकौतुकमङ्गलैः। पुत्रैर्नरवर श्रेष्ठो दातारमभिकाङ्क्षते॥ दातृप्रतिग्रहीतृभ्यां सर्वार्थाः सम्भवन्ति हि। स्वधर्मं प्रतिपद्यस्व कृत्वा वैवाह्यमुत्तमम्॥
rājā daśaratho rājan kṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ| putrairnaravara śreṣṭho dātāramabhikāṅkṣate|| dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ sarvārthāḥ sambhavanti hi| svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva kṛtvā vaivāhyamuttamam||
English Meaning
King Dasaratha, O foremost of sovereigns, that chief among the best of men-accompanied with his son, who have performed all the rites relative to their nuptials, stay the orders of the bestower (of the bride); for the meeting of the giver and the receiver is indispensable to every transaction (of this nature). Do you therefore maintain your merit by accomplishing this excellent nuptial ceremony.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)