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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.17
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
2.69.17
paripālayamānasya rājño bhūtāni putravat
tatas tu druhyatāṃ pāpaṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May the sin of those who then work harm against a king who guards his creatures like his own children be his—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: paripālayamānasya — of the one protecting; rājño — of the king; bhūtāni — the creatures, subjects; putravat — like his own children; tatas — then; tu — but, and; druhyatāṃ — of those doing harm; pāpaṃ — the sin; 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.