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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.33

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

2.4.33

śrutvā puṣyeṇa putrasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam
prāṇāyāmena puruṣaṃ dhyāyamānā janārdanam

having heard of her son's consecration to the heir-apparency at (the conjunction with) Puṣya, and, through breath-control, meditating on the Person, Janārdana (Viṣṇu).

Words: śrutvā — having heard; puṣyeṇa — at (the star) Puṣya; putrasya — of the son; yauvarājyābhiṣecanam — the consecration to heir-apparency; prāṇāyāmena — by breath-control; puruṣaṃ — the (Supreme) Person; dhyāyamānā — meditating on; janārdanam — Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

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.