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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Omens hasten the abhiṣeka. Daśaratha fixes the ceremony for the next day while Bharata is away, Rāma & Sītā must fast and sleep on darbha

In the sequence: privately, Daśaratha explains that he has fulfilled his life's obligations and wishes to see his son installed before he dies

2.4.11

praṇamantaṃ samutthāpya taṃ pariṣvajya bhūmipaḥ
pradiśya cāsmai ruciram āsanaṃ punar abravīt

Raising him up as he bowed, and embracing him, the lord of the earth pointed out to him a splendid seat, and then spoke again:

Words: praṇamantaṃ — (him) bowing; samutthāpya — having raised up; taṃ — him; pariṣvajya — having embraced; bhūmipaḥ — the lord of the earth; pradiśya — having pointed out, assigned; cāsmai — and to him; ruciram — splendid, lovely; āsanaṃ — a seat; punar — again; abravīt — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.