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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.4

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: Delighted by the assembly's support, Daśaratha asks Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva to prepare the ceremony during the spring month of Caitra

2.3.4

caitraḥ śrīmān ayaṃ māsaḥ puṇyaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ
yauvarājyāya rāmasya sarvam evopakalpyatām

“This lovely, holy month of Caitra, when the woodlands are in flower, is at hand; let everything be made ready for Rāma's installation as heir-apparent.”

Words: caitraḥ — Caitra (the spring month); śrīmān — lovely, glorious; ayaṃ — this; māsaḥ — month; puṇyaḥ — holy, auspicious; puṣpitakānanaḥ — with woodlands in flower; yauvarājyāya — for the heir-apparency; rāmasya — of Rāma; sarvam — everything, all; evopakalpyatām — let it be prepared

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.