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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.4

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: she asks that his own memory, resolve, and righteousness guard him, and that insects, snakes, wild animals, and dangerous beings leave him unharmed

2.22.4

smṛtir dhṛtiś ca dharmaś ca pāntu tvāṃ putra sarvataḥ
skandaś ca bhagavān devaḥ somaś ca sabṛhaspatiḥ

May memory, steadfastness, and dharma protect you on every side, my son; and the divine lord Skanda, and Soma together with Bṛhaspati.

Words: smṛtir — memory; dhṛtiś ca — and steadfastness; dharmaś ca — and dharma; pāntu — may they protect; tvāṃ — you; putra — O son; sarvataḥ — on every side; skandaś ca — and Skanda; bhagavān — the blessed lord; devaḥ — the god; somaś ca — and Soma; sabṛhaspatiḥ — together with Bṛhaspati

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.