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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.24

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: he asks permission to send envoys to Ayodhyā with news of the achievement, assurance that both princes are safe, and an invitation to Daśaratha → Viśvāmitra agrees, and Janaka dispatches his ministers.

1.66.24

bhavato 'numate brahmañ śīghraṃ gacchantu mantriṇaḥ
mama kauśika bhadraṃ te ayodhyāṃ tvaritā rathaiḥ

With your permission, O brahmin, let my ministers go quickly, O Kauśika — blessings on you — to Ayodhyā in haste by chariots,

Words: bhavato 'numate — with your permission; brahmañ — O brahmin; śīghraṃ — quickly; gacchantu — let them go; mantriṇaḥ — the ministers; mama — my; kauśika — O Kauśika; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you; ayodhyāṃ — to Ayodhyā; tvaritā — in haste, hurried; rathaiḥ — by chariots

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.