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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kausalyā accepts Bharata’s innocence. Suspected of seeking the Kingdom, Bharata invokes curses on anyone who approved the exile and wins her trust

In the sequence: Bharata protests that he knew nothing of the scheme and has always loved his brother

2.69.13

ārye kasmād ajānantaṃ garhase mām akilbiṣam
vipulāṃ ca mama prītiṃ sthirāṃ jānāsi rāghave

O noble lady, why do you reproach me—guiltless and unknowing—when you know my abundant and steadfast love for Rāghava?

Words: ārye — O noble lady; kasmād — why; ajānantaṃ — unknowing; garhase — you reproach; mām — me; akilbiṣam — guiltless; vipulāṃ — abundant, great; ca — and; mama — my; prītiṃ — love, affection; sthirāṃ — steadfast, firm; jānāsi — you know; rāghave — for Rāghava

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.