युक्ते मुहूर्ते विजये सर्वाभरणभूषितै:। भ्रातृभि: सहितो राम: कृतकौतुकमङ्गल:।
Meaning
At the auspicious hour of Vijaya, Rama, adorned with every ornament, having completed the customary bridegroom's rites, stood there together with his brothers.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yukte muhūrte vijaye | युक्ते मुहूर्ते विजये | at the auspicious moment Vijaya | Locative absolute / Locative |
| sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitaiḥ | सर्व-आभरण-भूषितैः | adorned with all ornaments | Instrumental plural |
| bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ rāmaḥ | भ्रातृभिः सहितः रामः | Rama, together with his brothers | Instrumental plural / Nominative / Nominative |
| kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalaḥ | कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलः | his auspicious rites performed | Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes a small astrological puzzle: the auspicious 'Vijaya' hour traditionally falls in the earlier part of the day, yet this wedding takes place later -- resolved by reading this particular instance of Vijaya as portending a victory achieved later in the epic, not at the ceremony itself. It also explains the wedding-thread ceremony performed here, tying thread-bands at the wrists of bride and groom as a pledge binding them until the marriage's consummation, noting this ritual is often conflated in later practice with gauri puja, a custom traced to auxiliary Ramayana texts where Sita is said to have worshipped Parvati before her wedding.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.73.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa