Ramayana · Chapter 2.013

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 bhāsvarā 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 dadhi ghṛtaṃ lājā darbhāḥ sumanasaḥ payaḥ
salājāḥ kṣīribhiś channā ghaṭāḥ kāñcanarājatāḥ
padmotpalayutā bhānti pūrṇāḥ paramavāriṇā

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 jātīyām 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
āśīrbhir 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 saṃprasuto 'ham ānayed āśu rāghavam
iti rājā daśarathaḥ sūtaṃ tatrānvaśāt punaḥ

sa rājavacanaṃ śrutvā śirasā pratipūjya tam
nirjagāma nṛpāvāsān manyamānaḥ priyaṃ mahat

prapanno rājamārgaṃ ca patākā dhvajaśobhitam
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