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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.66.26

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Kaikeyī’s disclosure. Bharata learns that Daśaratha died calling for the exiles, Kaikeyī admits arranging Rāma’s banishment and urges him to claim the throne

In the sequence: he asks for Rāma, whom he now regards as his father and refuge, and for Daśaratha's final words

2.66.26

yo me bhrātā pitā bandhur yasya dāso 'smi dhīmataḥ
tasya māṃ śīghram ākhyāhi rāmasyākliṣṭa karmaṇaḥ

“Quickly tell me of him who is my brother, father, and kinsman, that wise one whose servant I am — of Rāma of untiring deeds.”

Words: yo — who; me — my; bhrātā — brother; pitā — father; bandhur — kinsman; yasya — whose; dāso — servant; 'smi — I am; dhīmataḥ — of the wise; tasya — of him; māṃ — to me; śīghram — quickly; ākhyāhi — tell; rāmasyākliṣṭa — of Rāma, of untiring; karmaṇaḥ — 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.