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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.15
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: he solemnly calls down on whoever consented to the exile the consequences of injustice, betrayal, abandonment of dependents, failure to protect subjects, and neglect of parents and sacred duties
2.69.15
praiṣyaṃ pāpīyasāṃ yātu sūryaṃ ca prati mehatu
hantu pādena gāṃ suptāṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May he sink to the servitude of the vilest, and pass water facing the sun, and kick a sleeping cow with his foot—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: praiṣyaṃ — servitude, drudgery; pāpīyasāṃ — of the more wicked, the vilest; yātu — let him go to; sūryaṃ — the sun; ca — and; prati — towards, facing; mehatu — let him pass water; hantu — let him strike; pādena — with the foot; gāṃ — a cow; suptāṃ — sleeping; yasyāryo — he at whose... the noble one; 'numate — at the consent; gataḥ — went (into exile)
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.