Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 3
इति प्रत्यर्च्य तान्राजा ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवीत्। वसिष्ठं वामदेवं च तेषामेवोपशृण्वताम्
iti pratyarcya tānrājā brāhmaṇānidamabravīt| vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣāmevopaśṛṇvatām
Having honoured them (the invitees) in return for their response, king Dasaratha addressed Vasistha, Vamadeva and other brahmins.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Dasharatha turns to his royal priests Vasistha and Vamadeva. The moment shifts from politics to ritual — the king consults the brahmins who will conduct the coronation. The transfer of power requires not only the will of the people but the blessing of the gods.
वसिष्ठवामदेव