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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.16

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

2.4.16

adya prakṛtayaḥ sarvās tvām icchanti narādhipam
atas tvāṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣekṣyāmi putraka

Today all the subjects wish for you as their king; therefore I shall consecrate you as heir-apparent, my dear boy.

Words: adya — today; prakṛtayaḥ — the subjects, elements of state; sarvās — all; tvām — you; icchanti — wish for, desire; narādhipam — as king, lord of men; atas — therefore; tvāṃ — you; yuvarājānam — as heir-apparent; abhiṣekṣyāmi — I shall consecrate; putraka — my dear boy, little 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.