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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 108: The ṛṣis leave Citrakūṭa. Rākṣasas assault the tapasvins and disrupt their rites, the community departs for another hermitage despite Rāma’s appeal to remain

In the sequence: the muni assures him that their conduct is not the problem

2.108.9

kutaḥ kalyāṇasattvāyāḥ kalyāṇābhirates tathā
calanaṃ tāta vaidehyās tapasviṣu viśeṣataḥ

Whence, my son, could there be any wavering on the part of Vaidehī, who is of auspicious nature and delights in the good — especially toward ascetics?

Words: kutaḥ — whence; kalyāṇasattvāyāḥ — of her of auspicious nature; kalyāṇābhirates — who delights in the good; tathā — likewise, so; calanaṃ — wavering, deviation; tāta — my son; vaidehyās — of Vaidehī; tapasviṣu — toward the ascetics; viśeṣataḥ — especially

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.