Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 6
शेषं च हविषस्तस्य प्राश्याशास्यात्मनः प्रियम्। ध्यायन्नारायणं देवं स्वास्तीर्णे कुशसंस्तरे।।2.6.3।। वाग्यत स्सह वैदेह्या भूत्वा नियतमानसः। श्रीमत्यायतने विष्णो श्शिश्ये नरवरात्मजः
śeṣaṃ ca haviṣastasya prāśyāśāsyātmanaḥ priyam| dhyāyannārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ svāstīrṇe kuśasaṃstare vāgyata ssaha vaidehyā bhūtvā niyatamānasaḥ| śrīmatyāyatane viṣṇo śśiśye naravarātmajaḥ
The son of the king (Rama) partook the remainder of the havis seeking his own welfare. With a restrained mind and a vow of silence, he meditated upon Lord Narayana and slept along with Vaidehi on a wellspread bed of kusha grass in the auspicious temple of lord Visnu.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama's restraint and vow are emphasised again. The repetition mirrors the ritual's own repetitions — every action performed twice to fix it in the cosmic order. The prince is ready. The gods have been honoured. The world waits.
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