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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.19

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: people praise Daśaratha for recognizing his age and choosing a capable, considerate successor

2.6.19

alaṃkāraṃ purasyaivaṃ kṛtvā tat puravāsinaḥ
ākāṅkṣamāṇā rāmasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam

Having thus made that adornment of the city, the city-dwellers, longing for Rāma's consecration as heir-apparent,

Words: alaṃkāraṃ — the adornment; purasyaivaṃ — of the city thus; kṛtvā — having made; tat — that; puravāsinaḥ — the city-dwellers; ākāṅkṣamāṇā — longing for; rāmasya — of Rāma; yauvarājyābhiṣecanam — the consecration as heir-apparent

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.