Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 71: Sītā’s Noble Lineage
Text 1.71.1
एवं ब्रुवाणं जनकः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः।
श्रोतुमर्हसि भद्रं ते कुलं नः परिकीर्तितम्॥
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ janakaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
śrotum arhasi bhadraṁ te kulaṁ naḥ parikīrtitam
evam bruvāṇam = to Vasiṣṭha who had spoken thus; janakaḥ = Janaka; pratyuvāca = replied; kṛtāñjaliḥ = with his palms joined in supplication; śrotum arhasi = please listen; bhadram te = may there be auspiciousness unto you; kulam naḥ = about our lineage; parikīrtitam = which I will describe.
With his palms joined in supplication, Janaka replied to Vasiṣṭha who had spoken thus: May there be auspiciousness unto you. Please listen about our lineage, which I will describe.
When Vasiṣṭha had described the [auspicious] lineage of the bridegrooms and accepted the brides for Them, Janaka informed him of the purity of his lineage and promised to give his daughters in charity.