Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.24

2.12.24

tataḥ purastāt sahasā vinirgato mahīpatīn dvāragatān vilokayan
dadarśa paurān vividhān mahādhanān upasthitān dvāram upetya viṣṭhitān

The glorious Ráma hither lead:
Go, as I pray, nor longer wait;
No time is this to hesitate.'
'How can I go, O Ladv fair,
Unless my lord his will declare?'
'Fain would I see him,' cried the king,
'Quick, quick, my beauteous Ráma bring.'
Then rose the happy thought to cheer
The bosom of the charioteer,
'The king, I ween, of pious mind.
The consecration has designed.'
Sumantra for his wisdom famed,
Delighted with the thought he framed,
From the calm chamber, like a bay
Of crowded ocean, took his way.
He turned his face to neither side,
But forth he hurried straight;
Only a little while he eyed
The guards who kept the gate.
He saw in front a gathered crowd
Of men of every class,
Who, parting as he came, allowed
The charioteer to pass.