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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.100.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 100: Jābāli challenges the exile. He questions permanent family ties, offerings to the dead and belief in the unseen, urging Rāma to accept the available Kingdom

In the sequence: he urges Rāma to return to the prosperous city waiting for him

2.100.9

rājabhogān anubhavan mahārhān pārthivātmaja
vihara tvam ayodhyāyāṃ yathā śakras triviṣṭape

Enjoying the precious pleasures of a king, O son of a king, disport yourself in Ayodhyā as Śakra (Indra) does in heaven.

Words: rājabhogān — royal enjoyments; anubhavan — enjoying, experiencing; mahārhān — most precious; pārthivātmaja — O son of a king; vihara tvam — disport yourself; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; yathā — as; śakras — Śakra (Indra); triviṣṭape — in heaven

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.