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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.29

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha concludes that Rāma, as Daśaratha's eldest heir, should preserve this family's succession rule and accept the Kingdom.

2.102.29

tasya jyeṣṭho 'si dāyādo rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ
tad gṛhāṇa svakaṃ rājyam avekṣasva jagan nṛpa

You are his eldest heir, renowned as Rāma; therefore take your own kingdom, and watch over the world, O king.

Words: tasya jyeṣṭho 'si dāyādo — you are his eldest heir; rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ — renowned as Rāma; tad gṛhāṇa svakaṃ rājyam — therefore take your own kingdom; avekṣasva — watch over, regard; jagan nṛpa — the world, O king

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.