Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 3
तं दृष्ट्वा प्रणतं पार्श्वे कृताञ्जलिपुटं नृपः।।2.3.33।। गृह्याञ्जलौ समाकृष्य सस्वजे प्रियमात्मजम्।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyamātmajam|
Seeing his beloved son Rama who was standing by his side with folded hands in supplication, king Dasaratha, held his folded hands and drew him near and embraced him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Dasharatha beholds his son standing with folded hands and takes him in his embrace. The king's emotion is barely contained — he holds Rama before he crowns him, the father's love preceding the king's command. The embrace is a silent blessing more eloquent than any ritual.
आलिङ्गनपरिष्वज्