Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
आत्मनश्च प्रजानां च श्रेयसे च प्रियेण च।।2.1.44।। प्राप्तकालेन धर्मात्मा भक्त्या त्वरितवान् नृपः।
ātmanaśca prajānāṃ ca śreyase ca priyeṇa ca prāptakālena dharmātmā bhaktyā tvaritavān nṛpaḥ|
Longing for it, the noble king realized that the time was ripe for the acceleration of the process of safeguarding his own and his subjects' welfare.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The king decides the time is ripe. The phrase 'acceleration of the process' suggests he has been waiting for this moment. The entire sarga has built toward this point: the description of Rama's virtues, the consultations, the recognition of old age, and now the decision to act.
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