For Ram's Coronation, This Very Moment Is Auspicious
Ayodhya Kanda, Doha 4
Doha 4 · Movement 2 of 2
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Vasishtha urges the king to move quickly. No delay is needed, no distant alignment of stars must be awaited, and no more favourable day has to be sought.
The moment Ram becomes Yuvaraja is itself the auspicious day and blessed hour. His presence does not depend upon time receiving perfection; time receives perfection through him.
The sage's command sends still intention into movement. Palace corridors, ministerial chambers, storerooms, temples, streets, and stables are about to awaken around one sentence. Sacred urgency now enters Ayodhya, bright and swift, while destiny quietly keeps another course hidden beyond the celebration.
The hour does not make Ram's coronation auspicious; Ram's coronation makes the hour sacred.
Read the passage from the Manas
बेगि बिलंबु न करिअ नृप साजिअ सबुइ समाजु। सुदिन सुमंगलु तबहिं जब रामु होहिं जुबराजु।।4।।
The sage urges, 'Make haste, O King! Do not delay. Let all the preparations be arranged at once. The auspicious day and the blessed hour is the very moment Rama becomes Crown Prince.'