Bāla Kāṇḍa 66: Rāma breaks Śiva’s bow: Janaka confirms the marriage · 1.66.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.1

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Rāma breaks Śiva’s bow: Janaka confirms the marriage. Rāma lifts, strings and breaks the bow, Janaka declares his marriage condition fulfilled and sends envoys to seek Daśaratha’s consent

In the sequence: At Viśvāmitra's request, Janaka orders the bow brought with its garlands and perfumes

1.66.1

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
dhanur darśaya rāmāya iti hovāca pārthivam

Hearing Janaka's words, the great sage Viśvāmitra said to the king: “Show the bow to Rāma.”

Words: janakasya — of Janaka; vacaḥ — word; śrutvā — having heard; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; dhanur — the bow; darśaya — show; rāmāya — to Rāma; iti — thus; hovāca — said; pārthivam — to the king

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.