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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Bharata’s declaration to the assembly. He rejects the throne offered by Vasiṣṭha, declares Rāma the rightful ruler and orders Sumantra to prepare the expedition

In the sequence: he tells Bharata that Daśaratha assigned him the Kingdom and that Rāma has honored the command, so he should now accept abhiṣeka

2.76.4

tāta rājā daśarathaḥ svargato dharmam ācaran
dhana dhānyavatīṃ sphītāṃ pradāya pṛthivīṃ tava

My child, King Daśaratha, practising dharma, has gone to heaven, having bestowed upon you this prosperous earth rich in wealth and grain.

Words: tāta — my child, dear one; rājā — King; daśarathaḥ — Daśaratha; svargato — gone to heaven; dharmam — dharma; ācaran — practising, observing; dhana dhānyavatīṃ — rich in wealth and grain; sphītāṃ — prosperous, flourishing; pradāya — having bestowed; pṛthivīṃ — the earth; tava — to you

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.