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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.25
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Rāma answers the summons. Expecting his abhiṣeka and assuming Kaikeyī’s support, Rāma takes leave of Sītā and rides out with Lakṣmaṇa
In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa stands behind him with the parasol and fan while the crowds cheer and speak of the good fortune ahead.
2.14.25
eṣa śriyaṃ gacchati rāghavo 'dya rājaprasādād vipulāṃ gamiṣyan
ete vayaṃ sarvasamṛddhakāmā yeṣām ayaṃ no bhavitā praśāstā
lābho janasyāsya yad eṣa sarvaṃ prapatsyate rāṣṭram idaṃ cirāya
'Here goes Rāghava today, about to attain, by the king's grace, vast fortune. We here have all our desires fulfilled, we whose ruler this man shall be. It is a boon for these people that he shall take charge of this whole realm for a long time to come.'
Words: eṣa — this one, here; śriyaṃ — fortune; gacchati — goes to, attains; rāghavo — Rāghava; 'dya — today; rājaprasādād — by the king's grace; vipulāṃ — vast; gamiṣyan — about to attain; ete — these; vayaṃ — we; sarvasamṛddhakāmā — all whose desires are fulfilled; yeṣām — of whom; ayaṃ — this one; no — our; bhavitā — shall be; praśāstā — ruler; lābho — a gain, boon; janasyāsya — for this people; yad — that; eṣa — this one; sarvaṃ — whole; prapatsyate — shall take charge of; rāṣṭram — the realm; idaṃ — this; cirāya — for a long time
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.