Ramayana — 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 ||
अतः हे राघव! जब तक मेरा चित्त भ्रमित नहीं हुआ है, तभी तुम्हारा अभिषेक शीघ्र कर दो; क्योंकि प्राणियों की मति चंचल होती है।
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!.
FAQs
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.