Valmiki Ramayana 2.3.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 15
यौवराज्याभिषेक-उपकल्पनम्
Preparations for Rama’s Installation as Yuvaraja
सत्कृत्य द्विजमुख्यानां श्वःप्रभाते प्रदीयताम्।घृतं दधि च लाजाश्च दक्षिणाश्चापि पुष्कलाः।।।।
satkṛtya dvijamukhyānāṃ śvaḥ prabhāte pradīyatām | ghṛtaṃ dadhi ca lājāś ca dakṣiṇāś cāpi puṣkalāḥ ||
द्विजमुख्यान् सत्कृत्य श्वः प्रभाते तेषां घृतं दधि च लाजाश्च, दक्षिणाश्चापि पुष्कलाः प्रदीयन्ताम्।
As soon as the Sun rises tomorrow, arrangements be made for Swastivachana (a benedictory utterance). Brahmins be invited and seats provided to them.
FAQs
Honouring spiritual authority through appropriate offerings (dakṣiṇā) is presented as a duty that sustains social and ritual order.
Specific dawn-time distributions are scheduled as part of the public-religious preparations for the heir-apparent’s installation.
Respect (satkāra) and generosity: the giver ensures both reverence and sufficiency rather than mere formality.
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