Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.27

नाराजके जनपदे माल्यमोदकदक्षिणाः।
देवताभ्यर्चनार्थाय कल्प्यन्ते नियतैर्जनैः॥

nārājake janapade mālya-modaka-dakṣiṇāḥ
devatābhyarcanārthāya kalpyante niyatair janaiḥ

na = not; arājake = without a genuine king; janapade = in a land; mālya-modaka-dakṣiṇāḥ = garlands, sweets and gifts; devatā-abhyarcana-arthāya = for the worship of the deities; kalpyante = are presented; niyataiḥ = by self-disciplined; janaiḥ = people.

In a land without a genuine king, garlands, sweets and gifts for the worship of deities are not presented by self-disciplined people.