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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.24

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

2.6.24

ciraṃ jīvatu dharmātmā rājā daśaratho 'naghaḥ
yatprasādenābhiṣiktaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe vayam

“Long may the righteous, sinless King Daśaratha live, by whose grace we shall behold Rāma consecrated!”

Words: ciraṃ — long; jīvatu — let (him) live; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; rājā — king; daśaratho — Daśaratha; 'naghaḥ — sinless; yatprasādenābhiṣiktaṃ — consecrated by whose grace; rāmaṃ — Rāma; drakṣyāmahe — we shall behold; vayam — we

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.