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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.23.27

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 23: Rāma asks Sītā to remain in Ayodhyā. Rāma reveals the exile and asks Sītā to respect Bharata’s authority, honour the Queens and care for his grieving parents

In the sequence: he tells her to continue worship and fasting, honor Daśaratha and all his Queens, and especially comfort Kausalyā

2.23.27

kālyam utthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ

Rising at dawn and duly performing worship of the gods, you must pay homage to Daśaratha, my father, the lord of men.

Words: kālyam — at dawn; utthāya — having risen; devānāṃ — of the gods; kṛtvā pūjāṃ — having done worship; yathāvidhi — according to rule; vanditavyo — to be saluted; daśarathaḥ — Daśaratha; pitā mama — my father; nareśvaraḥ — the lord of men

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.