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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.22

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

2.10.22

candrādityau nabhaś caiva grahā rātryahanī diśaḥ
jagac ca pṛthivī caiva sagandharvā sarākṣasā

The Moon and Sun, the sky, the planets, night and day, the quarters, the world and the earth, with its gandharvas and rākṣasas,

Words: candrādityau — the moon and sun; nabhaś — the sky; caiva — and; grahā — the planets; rātryahanī — night and day; diśaḥ — the quarters; jagac — the world; ca — and; pṛthivī — the earth; caiva — and; sagandharvā — with the gandharvas; sarākṣasā — with the rākṣasas

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.