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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.9

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

2.22.9

āgamās te śivāḥ santu sidhyantu ca parākramāḥ
sarvasaṃpattayo rāma svastimān gaccha putraka

May your ventures be auspicious, and may your feats of valor succeed; may all prosperity be yours, Rāma; go safe and well, dear son.

Words: āgamās — the ventures, comings; te — your; śivāḥ — auspicious; santu — may they be; sidhyantu ca — and may they succeed; parākramāḥ — the feats of valor; sarvasaṃpattayo — all prosperity; rāma — O Rāma; svastimān — safe, faring well; gaccha — go; putraka — dear son

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.