रथमानय मे शीघ्रं गच्छाम्यद्यैव मा चिरम्। वसिष्ठस्त्वग्रतो यातु सदारः सहितोऽग्निभिः॥
In this shloka from Adhyatma Ramayanam (Bala Kandam, 6th Sarga, 37th shloka), Raja Dasharatha tells his ministers, “Bring forth my chariot quickly, I will go today itself. [We will take along] Guru Vashishtha, our women, and the sacrificial fires”. On hearing the invitation from Raja Janaka bearing the news of Rama’s swayamvaram and his feats, Dasharatha was…