Pada 33
Today, mother, every home in Janakpur is filled with blessing, abundant joy, and festivity. With a splendidly arrayed wedding procession, the lord of Ayodhya has come for the wedding. Bustle fills market and road; every heart swells with eager delight. Queen Sunaina's daughter has brought a cooling joy that has made everyone happy. As the four princes are, so are the four brides, each assuming a beauty to match her lord. One can tell that clever Providence fashioned them only after careful thought. Through manifest good fortune, we have played in the lap of the lord of Mithila. Seated in the kohbar, we shall savor tender delight, radiant joy, and loving play.
Svasti Recitation
Om. May glorious Indra grant us well-being; may Pusha, knower of the universe, grant us well-being. May Tarkshya of the unbroken wheel grant us well-being; may Brihaspati bestow well-being upon us. (1)
You are Vishnu's forehead; you stand at the corners of Vishnu's mouth. You are Vishnu's cord; you are Vishnu's steadfast point. You belong to Vishnu; for Vishnu I take you. (2)
Om. Peace in the heavens; peace in the mid-region; peace upon the earth. Peace in the waters; peace in the healing plants; peace in the trees. Peace among all the gods; peace in Brahman; peace in all things; peace alone; peace upon peace. May that peace come to me. (3)
O gods, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious; O worshipful ones, may we see with our eyes what is auspicious. With firm limbs and bodies praising you, may we live out the span of life ordained by the gods. (4)
Sankalpa
Om—Vishnu, Vishnu, Vishnu! By the command of Vishnu, the blessed Lord and Supreme Person, in this present time: today, in the second half of Brahma's life;