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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.21.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 21: Rāma asks Kausalyā to remain with Daśaratha. Kausalyā asks to follow Rāma, he persuades her to remain and care for the grieving Daśaratha

In the sequence: he asks her to remain and care for her husband

2.21.11

evam uktā tu rāmeṇa kausalyā śubha darśanā
tathety uvāca suprītā rāmam akliṣṭakāriṇam

Thus addressed by Rāma, the fair-faced Kausalyā, well pleased, said 'So be it' to Rāma, the tireless doer of deeds.

Words: evam — thus; uktā — addressed; tu — but; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; kausalyā — Kausalyā; śubha darśanā — of fair appearance; tathety — 'so be it'; uvāca — said; suprītā — well pleased; rāmam — to Rāma; akliṣṭakāriṇam — the tireless doer of deeds

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.