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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.69.14
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Vivāha: Kuśadhvaja’s arrival and the Ikṣvāku lineage. Kuśadhvaja joins the assembly, Vasiṣṭha recounts the Ikṣvāku lineage and asks for Janaka’s two daughters for Rāma & Lakṣmaṇa
In the sequence: the brothers send their minister Sudāman to invite Daśaratha with his sons, advisers, and priests → Daśaratha joins the assembly and identifies Vasiṣṭha as his family’s spokesman in all undertakings → with Viśvāmitra’s leave and the other ṛṣis present, Vasiṣṭha addresses Janaka and his priest to declare Daśaratha’s lineage.
1.69.14
viditaṃ te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam
vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
It is known to you, great king, that the venerable seer Vasiṣṭha, the tutelary deity of the Ikṣvāku line, is our spokesman in all undertakings.
Words: viditaṃ — known; te — to you; mahārāja — O great king; ikṣvākukuladaivatam — the tutelary deity of the Ikṣvāku line; vaktā — the speaker, spokesman; sarveṣu — in all; kṛtyeṣu — undertakings, matters; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; bhagavān — the venerable; ṛṣiḥ — seer
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.