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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.3

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Aśvamedha yajña: Construction, invitations and hospitality. Vasiṣṭha organizes construction, food and lodging, Sumantra invites the guests and Daśaratha enters the enclosure to begin the rites

In the sequence: When spring returns after a full year, Daśaratha asks Vasiṣṭha to take charge of completing the sacrifice without obstruction

1.12.3

yathā na vighnaḥ kriyate yajñāṅgeṣu vidhīyatām
bhavān snigdhaḥ suhṛn mahyaṃ guruś ca paramo bhavān

Let it be so arranged that no obstacle arise in the parts of the sacrifice; you are my loving friend, and you are my supreme preceptor.

Words: yathā — so that; na — not; vighnaḥ — obstacle, hindrance; kriyate — arises, is made; yajñāṅgeṣu — in the parts of the sacrifice; vidhīyatām — let it be arranged; bhavān — you (honoured one); snigdhaḥ — loving, affectionate; suhṛn — friend; mahyaṃ — to me; guruś — preceptor; ca — and; paramo — supreme; bhavān — you

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.