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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.58.5

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 58: The curse and Daśaratha’s death. The youth’s father condemns him to die grieving for a son, Daśaratha recalls the curse and dies calling for Rāma

In the sequence: the blind father heard his footsteps and assumed his son had returned; he asked why he had been so long and why he was silent

2.58.5

padaśabdaṃ tu me śrutvā munir vākyam abhāṣata
kiṃ cirāyasi me putra pānīyaṃ kṣipram ānaya

Hearing the sound of my footsteps, the sage spoke: 'Why do you delay, my son? Bring the water quickly.'

Words: padaśabdaṃ — the sound of footsteps; tu — but; me — my; śrutvā — having heard; munir — the sage; vākyam — word; abhāṣata — spoke; kiṃ — why; cirāyasi — you delay; me — my; putra — O son; pānīyaṃ — water; kṣipram — quickly; ānaya — bring

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.