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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.5

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

2.3.5

kṛtam ity eva cābrūtām abhigamya jagatpatim
yathoktavacanaṃ prītau harṣayuktau dvijarṣabhau

“It is as good as done” — so said the two bulls among brahmins, delighted and filled with joy, approaching the lord of the world in accordance with his words.

Words: kṛtam — done, accomplished; ity eva — just so, thus indeed; cābrūtām — and the two said; abhigamya — having approached; jagatpatim — the lord of the world; yathoktavacanaṃ — in accordance with (his) words; prītau — the two pleased; harṣayuktau — the two filled with joy; dvijarṣabhau — the two bulls among brahmins

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.