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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.66.31

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: Kaikeyī says the King died calling for Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa and speaking of their future return

2.66.31

siddhārthās tu narā rāmam āgataṃ sītayā saha
lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ drakṣyanti punar āgatam

“'Those men whose ends are attained shall behold Rāma come back together with Sītā, and the mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa returned.'”

Words: siddhārthās — those whose aims are fulfilled; tu — indeed; narā — men; rāmam — Rāma; āgataṃ — returned; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; lakṣmaṇaṃ ca — and Lakṣmaṇa; mahābāhuṃ — the mighty-armed; drakṣyanti — will behold; punar — again; āgatam — come back

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.