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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.66.27

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

2.66.27

pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭho dharmam āryasya jānataḥ
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi sa hīdānīṃ gatir mama

“For to a noble man who knows the dharma, the eldest brother becomes a father; I shall clasp his feet, for he is now my refuge.”

Words: pitā — father; hi — for; bhavati — becomes; jyeṣṭho — the eldest; dharmam — the dharma; āryasya — of the noble one; jānataḥ — who knows; tasya — his; pādau — the two feet; grahīṣyāmi — I shall grasp; sa — he; hīdānīṃ — for now; gatir — refuge, recourse; mama — my

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.