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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Vivāha: Envoys seek Daśaratha’s consent. Janaka’s envoys report Rāma’s feat in Ayodhyā, Daśaratha consults his priests and ministers and orders departure for Mithilā

In the sequence: Janaka asks Daśaratha's consent and invites him to Mithilā with his teachers and priest, both to arrange the marriage and to see his sons

1.67.12

prītiṃ ca mama rājendra nirvartayitum arhasi
putrayor ubhayor eva prītiṃ tvam api lapsyase

And you should fulfill my joy, O king of kings; you too will gain the joy of both your sons.”

Words: prītiṃ — joy, satisfaction; ca — and; mama — my; rājendra — O king of kings; nirvartayitum — to fulfill, accomplish; arhasi — you should; putrayor — of the two sons; ubhayor — of both; eva — indeed; prītiṃ — joy; tvam — you; api — too; lapsyase — you will gain

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.