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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.13

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: invoking the protection once given to Indra and Garuḍa, she prepares a protective herbal amulet

2.22.13

yan maṅgalaṃ sahasrākṣe sarvadevanamaskṛte
vṛtranāśe samabhavat tat te bhavatu maṅgalam

That blessing which arose for the thousand-eyed Indra, honored by all the gods, at the slaying of Vṛtra—may that blessing be yours.

Words: yan maṅgalaṃ — what blessing; sahasrākṣe — for the thousand-eyed one (Indra); sarvadevanamaskṛte — honored by all the gods; vṛtranāśe — at the slaying of Vṛtra; samabhavat — arose, came about; tat te — that to you; bhavatu — may it be; maṅgalam — blessing

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.