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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.19
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
2.69.19
saṃśrutya ca tapasvibhyaḥ satre vai yajñadakṣiṇām
tāṃ vipralapatāṃ pāpaṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May the sin of those who, having promised the sacrificial fee to ascetics at a sacrifice, then deny it be his—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: saṃśrutya — having promised; ca — and; tapasvibhyaḥ — to the ascetics; satre — at the sacrificial session; vai — indeed; yajñadakṣiṇām — the sacrificial fee; tāṃ — that (fee); vipralapatāṃ — of those going back on it, reneging; 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.