Chapter 11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 11.21

ततः परमुवाचेदं वरदं काममोहितम्। दरौ देयौ त्वया देव तदा दत्तौ महीपते॥ तौ तावदहमद्यैव वक्ष्यामि शृणु मे वचः। अभिषेकसमारम्भो राघवस्योपकल्पितः॥

tataḥ paramuvācedaṃ varadaṃ kāmamohitam| darau deyau tvayā deva tadā dattau mahīpate|| tau tāvadahamadyaiva vakṣyāmi śṛṇu me vacaḥ| abhiṣekasamārambho rāghavasyopakalpitaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereafter she thus spoke to the king about to confer a boon, who was under the influence of passion, saying, Of the boons that you had then promised me, I shall speak to-day: do you listen to my words. Preparations are being made for installing Rāghava. Do you with the provisions made ready install Bharata in the kingdom.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)