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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.62.9
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 62: Summoning Bharata. Five messengers ride to Kekaya with gifts and an urgent summons, forbidden to reveal Daśaratha’s death or Rāma’s exile
In the sequence: he specifically tells them not to disclose Rāma's exile or Daśaratha's death and sends gifts with them
2.62.9
kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni varāṇi ca
kṣipram ādāya rājñaś ca bharatasya ca gacchata
vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātā dūtāḥ saṃtvaritā yayuḥ
‘And taking quickly silken garments and choice ornaments for the king and for Bharata, go.’ Thus permitted by Vasiṣṭha, the messengers set out in great haste.
Words: kauśeyāni — silken; ca — and; vastrāṇi — garments; bhūṣaṇāni — ornaments; varāṇi — choice, excellent; ca — and; kṣipram — quickly; ādāya — having taken; rājñaś ca — and for the king; bharatasya ca — and for Bharata; gacchata — go; vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātā — permitted by Vasiṣṭha; dūtāḥ — the messengers; saṃtvaritā — in great haste; yayuḥ — set out, went
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.