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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.3
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
2.22.3
ṛtavaś caiva pakṣāś ca māsāḥ saṃvatsarāḥ kṣapāḥ
dināni ca muhūrtāś ca svasti kurvantu te sadā
May the seasons, the fortnights, the months, the years, the nights, the days, and the hours ever grant you welfare.
Words: ṛtavaś caiva — and the seasons; pakṣāś ca — and the fortnights; māsāḥ — the months; saṃvatsarāḥ — the years; kṣapāḥ — the nights; dināni ca — and the days; muhūrtāś ca — and the hours; svasti kurvantu — may they grant welfare; te — to you; sadā — always
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.