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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.4

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

2.13.4

kāñcanā jalakumbhāś ca bhadrapīṭhaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
rāmaś ca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā

golden water-jars, and a well-adorned auspicious throne, delightful and well spread over with a gleaming tiger-skin;

Words: kāñcanā — golden; jalakumbhāś — water-jars; ca — and; bhadrapīṭhaṃ — an auspicious throne; svalaṃkṛtam — well-adorned; rāmaś — delightful, lovely; ca — and; samyagāstīrṇo — well spread over; bhāsvarā — gleaming, shining; vyāghracarmaṇā — with a tiger-skin

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.