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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.6

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

2.76.6

pitrā bhrātrā ca te dattaṃ rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam
tad bhuṅkṣva muditāmātyaḥ kṣipram evābhiṣecaya

The kingdom, its thorns removed, has been given to you by your father and your brother; enjoy it, your ministers rejoicing, and be consecrated at once.

Words: pitrā — by (your) father; bhrātrā ca — and by (your) brother; te — to you; dattaṃ — given; rājyaṃ — the kingdom; nihatakaṇṭakam — with its thorns removed; tad — it; bhuṅkṣva — enjoy; muditāmātyaḥ — with your ministers rejoicing; kṣipram — quickly; evābhiṣecaya — indeed have (yourself) consecrated

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.