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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.22

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

2.6.22

sarve hy anugṛhītāḥ sma yan no rāmo mahīpatiḥ
cirāya bhavitā goptā dṛṣṭalokaparāvaraḥ

“For we are all favoured, in that Rāma, the lord of the earth, who has seen the higher and lower of the world, will be our protector for a long time.

Words: sarve — all; hy — for; anugṛhītāḥ — favoured; sma — (particle: we are); yan — in that; no — our; rāmo — Rāma; mahīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth; cirāya — for a long time; bhavitā — will be; goptā — protector; dṛṣṭalokaparāvaraḥ — who has seen the higher and lower of the world

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.