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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.19.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 19: Rāma attributes the reversal to fate. He cancels the abhiṣeka preparations and asks Lakṣmaṇa to accept Kaikeyī’s change without anger

In the sequence: he asks Lakṣmaṇa to accept the reversal without grief and not blame Kaikeyī excessively.

2.19.21

vyāhate 'py abhiṣeke me paritāpo na vidyate
tasmād aparitāpaḥ saṃs tvam apy anuvidhāya mām
pratisaṃhāraya kṣipram ābhiṣecanikīṃ kriyām

Even though my consecration has been thwarted, no anguish is found in me; therefore, being free of anguish yourself and conforming to me, quickly call off the rite of consecration.

Words: vyāhate — thwarted, obstructed; 'py — even; abhiṣeke — the consecration; me — my; paritāpo — anguish, torment; na — not; vidyate — is found, exists; tasmād — therefore; aparitāpaḥ — free of anguish; saṃs — being; tvam — you; apy — also; anuvidhāya — conforming to, following; mām — me; pratisaṃhāraya — cause to be called off, withdraw; kṣipram — quickly; ābhiṣecanikīṃ — of consecration, pertaining to anointing; kriyām — the rite, ceremony

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.