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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.21

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

2.6.21

aho mahātmā rājāyam ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ
jñātvā yo vṛddham ātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājye 'hbiṣekṣyati

“Ah, this king, the delight of the Ikṣvāku line, is great-souled, in that, knowing himself to be aged, he will consecrate Rāma in the kingdom!”

Words: aho — ah!; mahātmā — great-souled; rājāyam — this king; ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ — the delight of the Ikṣvāku line; jñātvā — having known; yo — who; vṛddham — aged; ātmānaṃ — himself; rāmaṃ — Rāma; rājye — in the kingdom; 'hbiṣekṣyati — will consecrate

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.