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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.23

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Rāma’s abhiṣeka announced. Daśaratha orders preparations and counsels Rāma on self-restraint, ministers and the welfare of his subjects

In the sequence: Daśaratha tells him that he will become heir at the Puṣya conjunction → he advises him to remain humble, control desire and anger, maintain the confidence of his ministers and other parts of the state, and keep his subjects content

2.3.23

jyeṣṭhāyām asi me patnyāṃ sadṛśyāṃ sadṛśaḥ sutaḥ
utpannas tvaṃ guṇaśreṣṭho mama rāmātmajaḥ priyaḥ

“You are a son worthy of me, born of my eldest and worthy queen; you, Rāma, best in virtues, are my beloved son.

Words: jyeṣṭhāyām — in the eldest; asi — you are; me — my; patnyāṃ — wife, queen; sadṛśyāṃ — worthy, matching; sadṛśaḥ — worthy, like (me); sutaḥ — son; utpannas — born, arisen; tvaṃ — you; guṇaśreṣṭho — best in virtues; mama — my; rāmātmajaḥ — O Rāma, (my) son; priyaḥ — beloved

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.