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Sita Rama Kalyana Blessing
Sita Rama Kalyana
इयं सीता मम सुता सहधर्मचरी तव । प्रतीच्छ चैनां भद्रं ते पाणिं गृह्णीष्व पाणिना ॥
iyaṃ sītā mama sutā sahadharmacārī tava | pratīccha caināṃ bhadraṃ te pāṇiṃ gṛhīṣva pāṇinā ||
Meaning
This is Sita, my daughter, who will walk with you in dharma; receive her hand in yours.
Why recite it
A blessing associated with the sacred wedding of Sita and Rama.
Source
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda 1.73; wording varies by edition