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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.11
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Worship before the abhiṣeka. Rāma worships Nārāyaṇa with Sītā, offers havis and eats its remainder, they sleep on kuśa as Ayodhyā celebrates
In the sequence: flags rise over temples, markets, houses, public halls, and trees; performers entertain the crowds, flowers and incense cover the royal road, and lamps are prepared
2.6.11
sitābhraśikharābheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca
catuṣpatheṣu rathyāsu caityeṣv aṭṭālakeṣu ca
On the temples of the gods that resembled peaks of white cloud, at the crossroads, in the streets, on the sacred shrines and the watchtowers,
Words: sitābhraśikharābheṣu — on (those) resembling peaks of white cloud; devatāyataneṣu — on the temples of the gods; ca — and; catuṣpatheṣu — at the crossroads; rathyāsu — in the streets; caityeṣv — on the sacred shrines; aṭṭālakeṣu — on the watchtowers; ca — and
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.