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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.5

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

2.13.5

gaṅgāyamunayoḥ puṇyāt saṃgamād āhṛtaṃ jalam
yāś cānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyā hradāḥ kūpāḥ sarāṃsi ca

water brought from the holy confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, and whatever other holy rivers there were, and lakes, wells, and ponds—

Words: gaṅgāyamunayoḥ — of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā; puṇyāt — holy; saṃgamād — from the confluence; āhṛtaṃ — brought; jalam — water; yāś — which (fem. pl.); cānyāḥ — and other; saritaḥ — rivers; puṇyā — holy; hradāḥ — lakes, deep pools; kūpāḥ — wells; sarāṃsi — ponds, lakes; ca — and

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.