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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.64.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Bharata leaves Kekaya. The messengers conceal the crisis, his grandfather and uncle provide gifts and an escort, Bharata departs with Śatrughna

In the sequence: his grandfather blesses him and sends greetings to the family and priests

2.64.15

gaccha tātānujāne tvāṃ kaikeyī suprajās tvayā
mātaraṃ kuśalaṃ brūyāḥ pitaraṃ ca paraṃtapa

“Go, my child, I give you leave; Kaikeyī is blessed with a fine son in you; convey my good wishes to your mother and your father, O scorcher of foes,

Words: gaccha — go; tātānujāne — my child, I grant leave; tvāṃ — you; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; suprajās — blessed with fine offspring; tvayā — by you; mātaraṃ — mother; kuśalaṃ — good wishes, welfare; brūyāḥ — you should tell; pitaraṃ — father; ca — and; paraṃtapa — O scorcher of foes

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.