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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: The abhiṣeka awaits Daśaratha. Priests and dignitaries gather with the sacred waters, the King fails to appear and Sumantra is sent for Rāma

In the sequence: sacred waters, including water from the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, are gathered with the offerings; the throne, tiger skin, white parasol, fan, ceremonial animals, maidens, and musicians are ready

2.13.3

udite vimale sūrye puṣye cābhyāgate 'hani
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dvijendrair upakalpitam

When the spotless sun had risen and the day had come with the moon in Puṣya, everything was prepared by the chief brahmins for Rāma's consecration:

Words: udite — having risen; vimale — spotless, clear; sūrye — the sun; puṣye — in (the lunar mansion) Puṣya; cābhyāgate — and having arrived; 'hani — on the day; abhiṣekāya — for the consecration; rāmasya — of Rāma; dvijendrair — by the chief brahmins; upakalpitam — was prepared, arranged

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.