Visvamitra, the mighty ascetic said to Janaka "wonderful and beyond compare are the Ikshvaku and Videha races, the magnitude of their glory defies the mind and there are none equal to them.The union of Rama and Sita and that of Lakshmana and Urmila are dharmic and perfect. I now seek the daughters of Kushdhwaja as brides for the other two sons of Dasaratha.,

'So be it' said Janaka 'Let Mandavi and SrutaKirti become the wives of Bharata and, Satruhgna respectively.The four princesses shall marry the four princes on the same day, the last day under the Phalguni star when Bhaga is in ascendancy.

Taking leave of Janaka and accompanied by his esteemed preceptors and sages Dasaratha reached his place of dwelling where he conducted prenuptial ceremonies and rites.The brahmins were given thousands of cows in the name of his sons with all the fondness of a father for his sons.