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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.17.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Kausalyā learns of Rāma’s exile. Rāma tells Kausalyā that Bharata will inherit and he must leave, she collapses and laments their separation

In the sequence: she welcomes him with blessings, still expecting his abhiṣeka that day

2.17.12

satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

Behold your father the king, true to his promise, O Rāghava; for this very day the righteous one will consecrate you to the heir-apparency.

Words: satyapratijñaṃ — true to his promise; pitaraṃ — father; rājānaṃ — the king; paśya — behold; rāghava — O Rāghava; adyaiva — this very day; hi — for; tvāṃ — you; dharmātmā — the righteous one; yauvarājye — to the heir-apparency; 'bhiṣekṣyati — will consecrate

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.