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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.25

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

2.69.25

ubhe saṃdhye śayānasya yat pāpaṃ parikalpyate
tac ca pāpaṃ bhavet tasya yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ

Whatever sin is reckoned for one who sleeps through both twilights—may that sin too be his—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.

Words: ubhe — both; saṃdhye — at the two twilights; śayānasya — of one lying asleep; yat — which; pāpaṃ — sin; parikalpyate — is reckoned, assigned; tac — that; ca — and, too; pāpaṃ — sin; bhavet — let it be; tasya — his; 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.