Verse 4·VR 1.70.4

तमहं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि यज्ञगोप्ता स मे मतः | प्रीतिं सोऽपि महातेजा इमां भोक्ता मया सह || १-७०-४

evam ukto tu vacane shataanaMdasya saMnidhau | aagataaH kecid avyagraa janakaH taan samaadishat || 1-70-5

Translation

"And I wish to see him, as he is the nominated benefactor of this Vedic-ritual of mine, and he too shall become a rejoicer in partaking the joyousness of this marriage... " So said Janaka to Shataananda. [1-70-4]

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aham tam draSTum icChaami

I wish to see him

saH me yaj~nagoptaa mataH

he is agreed to be my, Vedic-ritual's protector- benefactor - he is nominated as supplier of all paraphernalia to the ritual

mahaatejaaH saH api

he is highly brilliant one, even

mayaa saha imaam priitim bhoktaa

will be rejoicer of joyousness of this [marriage] along with me.

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70

Ikshvaku's lineage detailed

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