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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.32

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: Rāma goes to Kausalyā's apartments, where she is praying to Viṣṇu; Sumitrā, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā are also present

2.4.32

tasmin kāle hi kausalyā tasthāv āmīlitekṣaṇā
sumitrayānvāsyamānā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca

At that time Kausalyā stood with her eyes half-closed, attended by Sumitrā, by Sītā, and by Lakṣmaṇa,

Words: tasmin kāle — at that time; hi — indeed; kausalyā — Kausalyā; tasthāv — stood; āmīlitekṣaṇā — with eyes half-closed; sumitrayānvāsyamānā — being attended by Sumitrā; sītayā — by Sītā; lakṣmaṇena ca — and by Lakṣmaṇa

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.