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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.8

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: Rāma comes out to welcome the muni and personally helps him down from his chariot

2.5.8

prasannas te pitā rāma yauvarājyam avāpsyasi
upavāsaṃ bhavān adya karotu saha sītayā

“Your father is pleased, Rāma; you will obtain the office of heir-apparent. Let your honour today observe a fast together with Sītā.

Words: prasannas — pleased; te — your; pitā — father; rāma — O Rāma; yauvarājyam — the office of heir-apparent; avāpsyasi — you will obtain; upavāsaṃ — a fast; bhavān — your honour; adya — today; karotu — let (him) undertake; saha — together with; sītayā — Sītā

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.