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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.70.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 70: Daśaratha’s cremation. The body is lifted from oil and carried to a fragrant-wood pyre, the family offers water in the Sarayū and begins ten days of mourning

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha brings him back to the necessary rites, and the sacred fires are carried ahead of the procession

2.70.12

tatheti bharato vākyaṃ vasiṣṭhasyābhipūjya tat
ṛtvikpurohitācāryāṃs tvarayām āsa sarvaśaḥ

Saying “So be it,” Bharata honored that word of Vasiṣṭha and urged on the ritual priests, house-priests and preceptors on every side.

Words: tatheti — 'so be it'; bharato — Bharata; vākyaṃ — the word; vasiṣṭhasyābhipūjya — having honored... of Vasiṣṭha; tat — that; ṛtvikpurohitācāryāṃs — the ritual priests, house-priests and preceptors; tvarayām āsa — urged on, hastened; sarvaśaḥ — on every side, wholly

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.