Shloka 2.3.8

यौवराज्याभिषेक-उपकल्पनम् (Preparations for Rama’s Installation as Yuvaraja)

Devanagari script

सुवर्णादीनि रत्नानि बलीन् सर्वौषधीरपि।।।।शुक्लमाल्यांश्च लाजांश्च पृथक्च मधुसर्पिषी।अहतानि च वासांसि रथं सर्वायुधान्यपि।।।।चतुरङ्गबलं चैव गजं च शुभलक्षणम्।चामरव्यजने श्वेते ध्वजं छत्रं च पाण्डुरम्।।।।शतं च शातकुम्भानां कुम्भानाग्निवर्चसाम्।हिरण्यशृङ्गमृषभं समग्रं व्याघ्रचर्म च।।।।उपस्थापयत प्रातरग्न्यगारं महीपतेः।

Transliteration

suvarṇādīni ratnāni balīn sarvauṣadhīr api |

śuklamālyāṁś ca lājāṁś ca pṛthak ca madhusarpiṣī |

ahatāni ca vāsāṁsi rathaṁ sarvāyudhāny api |

caturaṅgabalaṁ caiva gajaṁ ca śubhalakṣaṇam |

cāmaravyajane śvete dhvajaṁ chatraṁ ca pāṇḍuram |

śataṁ ca śātakumbhānāṁ kumbhān agnivarcasām |

hiraṇyaśṛṅgam ṛṣabhaṁ samagraṁ vyāghracarma ca |

upasthāpayata prātar agnyagāraṁ mahīpateḥ ||

Translation

By tomorrow morning, assemble in the king’s fire-sanctuary: gold and other precious metals, gems, offerings and medicinal herbs; white garlands, parched grain, and honey and ghee kept separately; unused garments, a chariot, and weapons of every kind; the fourfold army and an auspicious-marked elephant; white yak-tail fans, a banner and a pale parasol; a hundred radiant golden vessels; a complete tiger-skin; and a bull with gold-plated horns.

Context

By tomorrow early morning arrange in the place set aside for sacred fire in the king's palace gold and other metals, gems, articles of worship, also herbs, garlands of white flowers, roasted corn, honey and clarified butter in separate containers, fresh clothes, chariot, weapons of every kind, army of four divisions, an elephant possessing auspicious marks, white fans made of Yak's hair, a standard, white parasol, a hundred golden vessels shining like fire, a bull with goldplated horns and a tiger skin.

Characters & Entities

• Agnyagāra (royal fire-sanctuary)
• Suvarṇa (gold)
• Ratna (gems)
• Bali (offerings)
• Auṣadhi (herbs)
• Madhu (honey)
• Sarpiṣ (ghee)
• Ratha (chariot)
• Sarvāyudha (weapons)
• Caturaṅgabala (fourfold army)
• Gaja (elephant)
• Cāmara (yak-tail fan)
• Dhvaja (banner)
• Chatra (parasol)
• Śātakumbha kumbha (golden vessels)
• Ṛṣabha (bull)
• Vyāghracarma (tiger-skin)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as meticulous sacred duty: public rites are performed with purity, completeness, and proper preparation, reflecting respect for truth, tradition, and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha enumerates the ritual and royal items to be assembled for Rama’s consecration, specifying location (agnyagāra) and time (early morning).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Organizational excellence and ritual exactness—Vasiṣṭha embodies the priestly virtue of ensuring that dharmic ceremonies are executed without omission.