Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 3
तच्छ्रुत्वा भूमिपालस्य वसिष्ठो द्विजसत्तमः।।2.3.7।। आदिदेशाग्रतो राज्ञ स्स्थितान्युक्तान् कृताञ्जलीन्।
tacchrutvā bhūmipālasya vasiṣṭho dvijasattamaḥ ādideśāgrato rājña ssthitānyuktān kṛtāñjalīn|
Hearing the words of the king, Vasistha, best of the brahmins thus ordered the counsellors who stood in front of the king with folded palms:
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Vasistha orders the counsellors who stand before the king. The chain of command moves swiftly: king to priest to ministers. The machinery of the state begins to turn, each part moving in coordination. Ayodhya prepares for its greatest celebration.
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