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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.17
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: delighted that the brothers are safe under Viśvāmitra, Daśaratha consults Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, and his ministers → they approve the alliance → he orders departure for the next day.
1.67.17
yadi vo rocate vṛttaṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ
purīṃ gacchāmahe śīghraṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ
If the conduct of the great-souled Janaka pleases you, let us go quickly to his city; let there be no lapse of time.”
Words: yadi — if; vo — to you (all); rocate — pleases; vṛttaṃ — the conduct, matter; janakasya — of Janaka; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled; purīṃ — to the city; gacchāmahe — let us go; śīghraṃ — quickly; mā bhūt — let there not be; kālasya — of time; paryayaḥ — lapse, elapsing, delay
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.