Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 20
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः
Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
तद्यावदेव मे चेतो न विमुह्यति राघव।तावदेवाभिषिञ्चस्व चला हि प्राणिनां मतिः।।2.4.20।।
tad yāvad eva me ceto na vimuhyati rāghava | tāvad evābhiṣiñcasva calā hi prāṇināṃ matiḥ || 2.4.20 ||
সেয়ে, হে ৰাঘৱ, যেতিয়ালৈকে মোৰ চিত্ত বিভ্ৰান্ত নহয়, তেতিয়ালৈকে তুমিও তৎক্ষণাৎ অভিষেক গ্ৰহণ কৰা; কিয়নো প্ৰাণীৰ মতি নিশ্চয় চঞ্চল।
Therefore, before my mind is deluded I wish to see you installed as heir-apparent for a man's mind is unstable indeed, O Rama!.
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Dharma requires timely execution of rightful duties; postponement can allow wavering intentions and external pressures to derail what is just.
Daśaratha presses Rāma to accept immediate consecration, motivated by anxiety and the unpredictability of human decisions.
Daśaratha’s urgency to secure a dharmic transition of power, recognizing the fragility of resolve.
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