Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.13

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 13
te tu tāṃ rajanīm uṣya brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ /
upatasthur upasthānaṃ saharājapurohitāḥ

amātyā balamukhyāś ca mukhyā ye nigamasya ca /
rāghavasyābhiṣekārthe prīyamāṇās tu saṃgatāḥ

udite vimale sūrye puṣye cābhyāgate 'hani /
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dvijendrair upakalpitam

kāñcanā jalakumbhāś ca bhadrapīṭhaṃ svalaṃkṛtam /
rāmaś ca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvatā vyāghracarmaṇā

gaṅgāyamunayoḥ puṇyāt saṃgamād āhṛtaṃ jalam /
yāś cānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyā hradāḥ kūpāḥ sarāṃsi ca

prāgvāhāś cordhvavāhāś ca tiryagvāhāḥ samāhitāḥ /
tābhyaś caivāhṛtaṃ toyaṃ samudrebhyaś ca sarvaśaḥ

kṣaudraṃ dadhighṛtaṃ lājā darbhāḥ sumanasaḥ payaḥ /
salājāḥ kṣīribhiś channā ghaṭāḥ kāñcanarājatāḥ /
padmotpalayutā bhānti pūrṇāḥ paramavāriṇā // RamS_2,13.7* //
candrāṃśuvikacaprakhyaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ ratnabhūṣitam /
sajjaṃ tiṣṭhati rāmasya vālavyajanam uttamam

candramaṇḍalasaṃkāśam ātapatraṃ ca pāṇḍuram /
sajjaṃ dyutikaraṃ śrīmad abhiṣekapuraskṛtam

pāṇḍuraś ca vṛṣaḥ sajjaḥ pāṇḍurāśvaś ca susthitaḥ /
prasrutaś ca gajaḥ śrīmān aupavāhyaḥ pratīkṣate

aṣṭau kanyāś ca maṅgalyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ /
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi bandinaś ca tathāpare

ikṣvākūṇāṃ yathā rājye saṃbhriyetābhiṣecanam /
tathā jātīyam ādāya rājaputrābhiṣecanam

te rājavacanāt tatra samavetā mahīpatim /
apaśyanto 'bruvan ko nu rājño naḥ prativedayet

na paśyāmaś ca rājānam uditaś ca divākaraḥ /
yauvarājyābhiṣekaś ca sajjo rāmasya dhīmataḥ

iti teṣu bruvāṇeṣu sārvabhaumān mahīpatīn /
abravīt tān idaṃ sarvān sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ

ayaṃ pṛcchāmi vacanāt sukham āyuṣmatām aham /
rājñaḥ saṃpratibuddhasya yac cāgamanakāraṇam

ity uktvāntaḥpuradvāram ājagāma purāṇavit /
āśirbhir guṇayuktābhir abhituṣṭāva rāghavam

gatā bhagavatī rātrirahaḥ śivam upasthitam /
budhyasva nṛpaśārdūla kuru kāryam anantaram

brāhmaṇā balamukhyāś ca naigamāś cāgatā nṛpa /
darśanaṃ pratikāṅkṣante pratibudhyasva rāghava

stuvantaṃ taṃ tadā sūtaṃ sumantraṃ mantrakovidam /
pratibudhya tato rājā idaṃ vacanam abravīt

na caiva saṃprasupto 'ham ānayed āśu rāghavam /
iti rājā daśarathaḥ sūtaṃ tatrānvaśāt punaḥ

sa rājavacanaṃ śrutvā śirasā pratipūjya tam /
nirjagāma nṛpāvāsān manyamānaḥ priyaṃ mahat

prapanno rājamārgaṃ ca patākādhvajaśobhitam /
sa sūtas tatra śuśrāva rāmādhikaraṇāḥ kathāḥ

tato dadarśa ruciraṃ kailāsasadṛśaprabham /
rāmaveśma sumantras tu śakraveśmasamaprabham

mahākapāṭapihitaṃ vitardiśataśobhitam /
kāñcanapratimaikāgraṃ maṇividrumatoraṇam

śāradābhraghanaprakhyaṃ dīptaṃ meruguhopamam /
dāmabhir varamālyānāṃ sumahadbhir alaṃkṛtam

sa vājiyuktena rathena sārathir narākulaṃ rājakulaṃ vilokayan /
tataḥ samāsādya mahādhanaṃ mahat prahṛṣṭaromā sa babhūva sārathiḥ

tad adrikūṭācalameghasaṃnibhaṃ mahāvimānottamaveśmasaṃghavat /
avāryamāṇaḥ praviveśa sārathiḥ prabhūtaratnaṃ makaro yathārṇavam