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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Kausalyā’s blessing and amulet. She invokes protection, consecrates an herbal amulet and completes the svastyayana before embracing Rāma

In the sequence: Kausalyā purifies herself and invokes the Sādhyas, Viśve Devas , Maruts, maharṣis, Dhātṛ, Vidhātṛ, Pūṣan, Bhaga and Aryaman, together with divisions of time to protect Rāma

2.22.1

sāpanīya tam āyāsam upaspṛśya jalaṃ śuci
cakāra mātā rāmasya maṅgalāni manasvinī

Having dispelled that weariness and sipped pure water, the spirited mother of Rāma performed the auspicious rites.

Words: sāpanīya — having dispelled; tam āyāsam — that weariness; upaspṛśya — having sipped, touched; jalaṃ — water; śuci — pure; cakāra — performed, made; mātā — mother; rāmasya — of Rāma; maṅgalāni — the auspicious rites; manasvinī — the spirited, wise woman

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.