Rama was looking elsewhere and refused to look at Sita. Janaka noticed this and said to Rama, Mama putri idam Sita (this is my daughter Sita). To this Rama replied, ‘I have not yet tied the mangala Sutra (wedlock thread). It is sinful to see the lady before the marriage to her, I do not wish to bring disrepute to the great Ikshvaku lineage by my misconduct.’ This statement of Rama testifies to the fact, that He was the Embodiment of Dharma. Rama observed the principle of one wife, one word, and one arrow. While the priests were chanting mantras and the musicians were playing on the musical instruments, Rama tied the Mangala sutra around the neck of Sita. (SSB 1996, p. 32)