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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.27.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Divine weapons: Rāma learns their withdrawal. Rāma learns their withdrawal, permits the embodied powers to depart and asks about the beautiful hermitage ahead

In the sequence: he permits them to go where they wish, asking that they dwell in his mind and help when needed → they circle him reverently and depart

1.27.12

gamyatām iti tān āha yatheṣṭaṃ raghunandanaḥ
mānasāḥ kāryakāleṣu sāhāyyaṃ me kariṣyatha

“Go where you please,” the delight of the Raghus said to them; “dwelling in my mind, in times of need you shall render me aid.”

Words: gamyatām — let (you) go, depart; iti — thus; tān — to them; āha — said; yatheṣṭaṃ — as you please; raghunandanaḥ — the delight of the Raghus; mānasāḥ — dwelling in the mind, mental ones; kāryakāleṣu — in times of need, when there is work; sāhāyyaṃ — assistance, help; me — to me; kariṣyatha — you shall render, do

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.