Oh ! king, for the sake of those two honourable boys, for that young man Bharata and for that smart man Shatrughna, we opt your brother's daughters... [1-72-6]
Oh ! best king, let both these dynasties, the impeccable dynasty of Ikshvaku-s and the immaculate dynasty of yours as well, be interlocked by these alliance ( wedlock-s )...' ( Thus Vishvamitra advised Janaka ). [1-72-8]