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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.34

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: he announces the next day's ceremony and asks for the necessary preparations for his and Sītā's upavāsa

2.4.34

tathā saniyamām eva so 'bhigamyābhivādya ca
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmo harṣayaṃs tām idaṃ tadā

Approaching her thus observing her vow, and saluting her, Rāma then spoke these words, gladdening her:

Words: tathā — thus; saniyamām — observing her vow/restraint; eva — indeed; so 'bhigamyābhivādya — he, having approached and saluted; ca — and; uvāca — spoke; vacanaṃ — words; rāmo — Rāma; harṣayaṃs — gladdening; tām — her; idaṃ — this; tadā — then

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.