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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.19.7
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 19: Rāma attributes the reversal to fate. He cancels the abhiṣeka preparations and asks Lakṣmaṇa to accept Kaikeyī’s change without anger
In the sequence: he wants Kaikeyī's anxiety ended and Daśaratha spared the anguish of breaking his word
2.19.7
satyaḥ satyābhisaṃdhaś ca nityaṃ satyaparākramaḥ
paralokabhayād bhīto nirbhayo 'stu pitā mama
Truthful, faithful to his word, ever of truthful valour, and afraid through fear of the world beyond—may my father be free of all fear.
Words: satyaḥ — truthful; satyābhisaṃdhaś — faithful to his word, true to his promise; ca — and; nityaṃ — ever, always; satyaparākramaḥ — of truthful valour; paralokabhayād — through fear of the next world; bhīto — afraid; nirbhayo — free of fear; 'stu — let (him) be; pitā — father; mama — my
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.