Vasishta and Vishvamitra jointly ask for the hand of the two daughters of Kushadhvaja in favour of Bharata and Shatrughna and Janaka acquiesces in the proposal. Thereupon Dasharatha gets his sons to perform the rite of Samaavartana and himself performs the Naandishraaddha.
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Balakanda Sarga 73 "Sita Rama Vivaha" (Book 1 Canto 73)

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