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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.15

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

2.6.15

rāmābhiṣekayuktāś ca kathāś cakrur mitho janāḥ
rāmābhiṣeke saṃprāpte catvareṣu gṛheṣu ca

And when Rāma's consecration had arrived, the people held conversations with one another about Rāma's consecration, in the squares and in the houses.

Words: rāmābhiṣekayuktāś — engaged with Rāma's consecration; ca — and; kathāś — conversations; cakrur — made; mitho — with one another; janāḥ — the people; rāmābhiṣeke — at Rāma's consecration; saṃprāpte — having arrived; catvareṣu — in the squares; gṛheṣu — in the houses; 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.