अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः
Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined
प्रसन्नस्ते पिता राम यौवराज्यमवाप्स्यसि।उपवासं भवानद्य करोतु सह सीतया।।।।
prasannas te pitā rāma yauvarājyam avāpsyasi | upavāsaṁ bhavān adya karotu saha sītayā || 2.5.9 ||
اے رام! تمہارے پتا تم سے خوش ہیں؛ تم یَووراج (ولی عہد) کا منصب پاؤ گے۔ اس لیے آج تم سیتا کے ساتھ اُپواس (روزہ) اختیار کرو۔
O Rama!, well-disposed towards you, your father will declare you heir-apparent. Do undertake fast today, along with Sita.
Discipline and purity as dharma: before assuming public power, one should practice self-restraint and sacred observance, aligning inner conduct with outer duty.
Vasiṣṭha informs Rāma of Daśaratha’s favorable decision and prescribes a ritual fast for Rāma and Sītā as part of coronation preparations.
Rāma’s readiness for disciplined observance and Sītā’s partnership in dharmic household duty.