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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.73.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 73: Bharata’s plan to restore Rāma. He refuses the prepared abhiṣeka, orders its materials taken to the forest and commissions a road for the expedition

In the sequence: he respectfully walks around the ceremonial vessels but refuses: in their family the eldest should rule

2.73.6

ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam
bharatas taṃ janaṃ sarvaṃ pratyuvāca dhṛtavrataḥ

Having made reverent circumambulation of all the consecration vessels, Bharata, firm in his vow, replied to all those people:

Words: ābhiṣecanikaṃ — consecration; bhāṇḍaṃ — the vessels, paraphernalia; kṛtvā — having made; sarvaṃ — all; pradakṣiṇam — reverent circumambulation (rightward); bharatas — Bharata; taṃ janaṃ — to those people; sarvaṃ — all; pratyuvāca — replied; dhṛtavrataḥ — firm in his vow

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.