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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.53.26

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 53: Rāvaṇa’s offer to Sītā. He displays his palace, promises wealth and authority over his wives, claims rescue is impossible and bows at her feet

In the sequence: he offers royal installation, divine ornaments, and travel with him in Puṣpaka

3.53.26

laṅkāyāṃ sumahad rājyam idaṃ tvam anupālaya
abhiṣekodakaklinnā tuṣṭā ca ramayasva mām

Rule over this great kingdom in Laṅkā; anointed with the water of consecration and content, delight me.

Words: laṅkāyāṃ — in Laṅkā; sumahad — very great; rājyam — kingdom; idaṃ — this; tvam — you; anupālaya — rule over, protect; abhiṣekodakaklinnā — wet with consecration-water; tuṣṭā — content; ca — and; ramayasva — delight, please; mām — me

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.