Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 7, Shloka 11
मन्थराप्रवेशः
Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
श्वः पुष्येण जितक्रोधं यौवराज्येन राघवम्।राजा दशरथो राममभिषेचयिताऽनघम्।।।।
śvaḥ puṣyeṇa jitakrodhaṃ yauvarājyeṇa rāghavam | rājā daśaratho rāmam abhiṣecayitā ’nagham ||
«Demain, sous l’astre Puṣya, le roi Daśaratha conférera l’onction royale à Rāma, sans faute, de la lignée de Raghu, maître de sa colère, comme prince héritier.»
Having heard these words of the royal maid, the hunchback became furious and speedily descended from that palace resembling the peak of mount Kailasa.
FAQs
Dharma is linked to fitness for rule: Rāma is described as jitakrodha (self-controlled), a key royal virtue—governing oneself before governing others.
A palace attendant informs Mantharā that Daśaratha plans to install Rāma as heir-apparent the next day under the Puṣya star.
Rāma’s restraint and moral blamelessness (jitakrodha, anagha), marking him as an ideal prince in the dharmic model of kingship.