Valmiki Ramayana 2.3.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 4
यौवराज्याभिषेक-उपकल्पनम्
Preparations for Rama’s Installation as Yuvaraja
Setting: Ayodhya (royal court/public space implied by jana-ghoṣa)
चैत्रश्श्रीमानयं मासः पुण्यः पुष्पितकाननः ।
यौवराज्याय रामस्य सर्वमेवोपकल्प्यताम् ॥४॥
राज्ञस्तूपरते वाक्ये जनघोषो महानभूत् ।
caitraḥ śrīmān ayaṃ māsaḥ puṇyaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ |
yauvarājyāya rāmasya sarvam evopakalyatām ||4||
rājñas tūparate vākye janaghoṣo mahān abhūt |
Ten pomyślny miesiąc Czajtra jest święty, z gajami w pełnym rozkwicie. Niech wszystko zostanie przygotowane do namaszczenia Ramy na następcę tronu. Gdy król skończył mówić, od ludzi powstał wielki okrzyk aprobaty.
Sandhi Notes
- चैत्रश्श्रीमानयं = चैत्रः + श्रीमान् + अयम्
- सर्वमेवोपकल्प्यताम् = सर्वम् + एव + उपकल्प्यताम्
- राज्ञस्तूपरते = राज्ञः + तु + उपरते
- महानभूत् = महान् + अभूत्
This auspicious month of Chaitra is sacred with its blossoming groves. Let all the arrangements be made for the installation of Rama as heirapparent. On hearing this, all the members of the assembly applauded the king tumultously.
The teaching
Rightful succession is a dharmic rite aligned with auspicious time, careful preparation, and the people’s welfare and consent.
- Ethical theme
- Rāja-dharma / saṃskāra
For your practice
Use seasonal renewal (Caitra/vasanta) as a cue for sankalpa: prepare inwardly for responsibility with order, purity, and service.
Mood and themes
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism), with Adbhuta (wonder)
- Mood
- Auspicious, publicly jubilant, spring-bright
Themes
- Dharma
- Rajadharma
- Itihasa
- Public consent
- Auspicious timekeeping
Seasonal blossoming mirrors inner readiness: when sattva ripens, rightful action ‘flowers’ naturally; harmony of time, duty, and community.
Ṛta (cosmic order) reflected in timely rites; the sense that right action aligns with the rhythm of seasons (ṛtu) and order.
Vasanta (implied by Caitra and flowering)
- Dasharatha and Rama
- Father arranging yuvarājya for son (protective-proud)
- Dasharatha and People of Ayodhya
- Ruler receiving public acclaim (celebratory-loyal)
- People of Ayodhya and Rama
- Subjects’ devotion to ideal prince (joyful-admiring)
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4 (detailed preparations and city’s festivity); Rāmacaritamānasa Ayodhyākāṇḍa (coronation preparations and public joy); Mahābhārata (Udyoga/Śānti): public assent as marker of rightful kingship (general parallel)
Vedic springtime auspiciousness for rites; seasonal sanctity in śrauta/smārta calendars
Sets up the later reversal: the very preparations become the stage for Kaikeyī’s demand and Rama’s exile
Anuṣṭup (śloka)
Joyful
Bright, slightly faster laya on ‘caitraḥ śrīmān…’ then emphatic cadence on ‘sarvamevopakalpyatām’ and ‘jana-ghoṣo mahān’
FAQs
Rajadharma includes orderly succession and acting in harmony with auspicious timing and public welfare; the people’s acclaim signals social endorsement of a righteous choice.
Daśaratha issues the formal instruction to prepare for Rāma’s installation as heir-apparent, and the assembly responds with loud approval.
Daśaratha’s sense of governance and responsibility in arranging succession; Rāma’s implied fitness, validated by public acclaim.
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