Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 1: Daśaratha Desires to Appoint Rāma as the Crown PrinceText 2.1.34
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 1: Daśaratha Desires to Appoint Rāma as the Crown Prince
Text 2.1.34
एतैस्तु बहुभिर्युक्तं गुणैरनुपमैः सुतम्।
दृष्ट्वा दशरथो राजा चक्रे चिन्ता परन्तपः॥
etais tu bahubhir yuktaṁ guṇair anupamaiḥ sutam
dṛṣṭvā daśaratho rājā cakre cintā parantapaḥ
etaiḥ tu = such; bahubhiḥ = with several; yuktam = endowed; guṇaiḥ = auspicious qualities; anupamaiḥ = unrivalled; sutam = his son; dṛṣṭvā = seeing; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; rājā = King; cakre = became; cintām = thoughtful; parantapaḥ = the scorcher of his enemies.
Seeing his son endowed with several such unrivalled auspicious qualities, King Daśaratha, the scorcher of his enemies, became thoughtful.
Not only did the world want Rāma as its lord, even the king wanted Him to be its lord.