Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 5
प्रातस्त्वामभिषेक्ता हि यौवराज्ये नराधिपः। पिता दशरथः प्रीत्या ययातिं नहुषो यथा
prātastvāmabhiṣektā hi yauvarājye narādhipaḥ| pitā daśarathaḥ prītyā yayātiṃ nahuṣo yathā
Your father, king Dasaratha, will be pleased to coronate you as heirapparent early tomorrow morning as Nahusa did (to his son) Yayati.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The coronation will happen at dawn, as Nahusa crowned his son. The historical reference connects Rama's installation to the ancient lineage of Ikshvaku kings. This is not a new beginning but a continuation — Rama steps into a role his ancestors have held for millennia.
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