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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Kaikeyī claims the two boons. Bound by his promise, Daśaratha hears her demands for Bharata’s abhiṣeka and Rāma’s exile, then collapses and pleads

In the sequence: Kaikeyī calls the devatās and the world to witness his promise

2.10.21

yathākrameṇa śapasi varaṃ mama dadāsi ca
tac chṛṇvantu trayastriṃśad devāḥ sendrapurogamāḥ

As you swear in due order and grant me a boon, let the thirty-three gods, with Indra at their head, hear it.

Words: yathākrameṇa — in due order; śapasi — you swear; varaṃ — a boon; mama — to me; dadāsi — you grant; ca — and; tac — that; chṛṇvantu — let (them) hear; trayastriṃśad — the thirty-three; devāḥ — gods; sendrapurogamāḥ — with Indra at their head

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.