Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 3
रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा
Preparations for Rama’s Coronation
शेषं च हविषस्तस्य प्राश्याशास्यात्मनः प्रियम्।ध्यायन्नारायणं देवं स्वास्तीर्णे कुशसंस्तरे।।2.6.3।।वाग्यत स्सह वैदेह्या भूत्वा नियतमानसः।श्रीमत्यायतने विष्णो श्शिश्ये नरवरात्मजः।।2.6.4।।
śeṣaṃ ca haviṣas tasya prāśyāśāsyātmanaḥ priyam |
dhyāyann ārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ svāstīrṇe kuśasaṃstare || 2.6.3 ||
After partaking of the remaining sacrificial oblation, he prayed for his own welfare; and, meditating on Lord Nārāyaṇa, he lay down upon a well-spread bed of kuśa grass.
The city was filled with villagers coming from different directions to behold Rama's coronation.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as disciplined, reverent living: sacred observance (havis), prayer for well-being, and inward recollection of the divine before rest.
On the eve of the coronation rites, Rāma completes a ritual act, prays, meditates on Nārāyaṇa, and prepares himself with restraint and sanctity.
Self-discipline and devotion—Rāma’s readiness for public duty is grounded in private spiritual practice.