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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.8

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: before dawn he rises, arranges decorations, performs his morning worship, and has brāhmaṇas pronounce blessings as music fills the city

2.6.8

teṣāṃ puṇyāhaghoṣo 'tha gambhīramadhuras tadā
ayodhyāṃ pūrayām āsa tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ

Then the sound of their auspicious-day benediction, deep and sweet, resounding with the sound of musical instruments, filled Ayodhyā.

Words: teṣāṃ — of them; puṇyāhaghoṣo — the sound of the auspicious-day benediction; 'tha — then; gambhīramadhuras — deep and sweet; tadā — then; ayodhyāṃ — Ayodhyā; pūrayām āsa — filled; tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ — resounding with the sound of musical instruments

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.