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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: Vasiṣṭha prepares the upavāsa. He establishes Rāma & Sītā’s fast with sacred formulas and reports to Daśaratha as Ayodhyā decorates its streets

In the sequence: he reports to Daśaratha that the preparations are complete, and the King retires to his inner apartments.

2.5.21

sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsadam adhiruhya saḥ
samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ

Ascending the palace that resembled the peak of a white cloud, he met with the king, as Bṛhaspati meets with Śakra (Indra).

Words: sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ — resembling the peak of a white cloud; prāsadam — the palace; adhiruhya — having ascended; saḥ — he; samiyāya — met with, came together with; narendreṇa — with the lord of men; śakreṇeva — as with Śakra (Indra); bṛhaspatiḥ — Bṛhaspati

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.