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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.5
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
2.22.5
saptarṣayo nāradaś ca te tvāṃ rakṣantu sarvataḥ
nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi grahāś ca sahadevatāḥ
mahāvanāni carato muniveṣasya dhīmataḥ
May the seven seers and Nārada guard you on every side; and all the constellations and the planets together with their deities, as you, wise and in an ascetic's garb, roam the great forests.
Words: saptarṣayo — the seven seers; nāradaś ca — and Nārada; te — they; tvāṃ — you; rakṣantu — may they guard; sarvataḥ — on every side; nakṣatrāṇi ca — and the constellations; sarvāṇi — all; grahāś ca — and the planets; sahadevatāḥ — together with their deities; mahāvanāni — the great forests; carato — of you roaming; muniveṣasya — of one in an ascetic's garb; dhīmataḥ — of the wise one
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.