Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 6
कृतपुष्पोपहारश्च धूपगन्धाधिवासितः। राजमार्गः कृतः श्रीमान्पौरै रामाभिषेचने
kṛtapuṣpopahāraśca dhūpagandhādhivāsitaḥ| rājamārgaḥ kṛtaḥ śrīmānpaurai rāmābhiṣecane
On the occasion of Rama's coronation the highway, strewn with flowers and rendered fragrant with the burning of incense by the citizens looked glorious.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The highway is strewn with flowers and made fragrant with incense. The sensory description is deliberate — the epic wants us to smell the flowers, see the colours, hear the music. Ayodhya on coronation morning is every sense saturated with beauty.
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