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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.5

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

2.76.5

rāmas tathā satyadhṛtiḥ satāṃ dharmam anusmaran
nājahāt pitur ādeśaṃ śaśī jyotsnām ivoditaḥ

Likewise Rāma, firm in truth, mindful of the dharma of the good, did not forsake his father's command, as the risen moon does not forsake its light.

Words: rāmas — Rāma; tathā — likewise; satyadhṛtiḥ — firm in truth; satāṃ — of the good; dharmam — the dharma; anusmaran — mindful of, recalling; nājahāt — did not forsake; pitur — of his father; ādeśaṃ — the command; śaśī — the moon; jyotsnām — the moonlight; ivoditaḥ — as when risen

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.