Dear one, if you will give the vermilion, incline your heart and listen to a few words of mine. This is the favorable wedding hour, supremely auspicious; do not delay any longer. Let the women singers raise sweet melodies and sing blessed, auspicious songs. Damodar says: perform the rite today with a joyful heart, and bless bridegroom and bride.
Durvakshat
Om. May a Brahmin radiant with sacred learning be born in our realm; may a royal warrior be born—heroic, skilled with arrows, a mighty chariot-fighter. May there be milk-giving cows, strong oxen, swift horses, graceful women, victorious chariot-warriors, and valiant young men for the sacrificer. May Parjanya rain for us whenever needed; may fruit-bearing plants ripen for us, and may our welfare and security be assured.
May all endeavors bear fruit; may every wish be fulfilled. May the enemies' understanding be destroyed, and may your friends arise and flourish.
Chumavan — Pada 74
Perform the chumavan, dear women, slowly, slowly. Steadying a golden platter, the auspicious women circle it—perform the chumavan slowly, slowly. Singing blessings, Queen Sunaina comes and performs the chumavan slowly, slowly. Sita's brother runs from the palace—come slowly, slowly, Sita! With affection they repeatedly warm and touch the bridegroom's cheeks—slowly, slowly.
A Glimpse of the Wedding Pavilion
Once again the sage explained the matter to the king: “Call all four princes here.”