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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.28
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
2.69.28
satāṃ lokāt satāṃ kīrtyāḥ sajjuṣṭāt karmaṇas tathā
bhraśyatu kṣipram adyaiva yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May he fall this very instant from the world of the good, from the good's renown, and likewise from the conduct the good approve—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: satāṃ — of the good; lokāt — from the world; satāṃ — of the good; kīrtyāḥ — from the renown; sajjuṣṭāt — from that approved by the good; karmaṇas — from the conduct; tathā — likewise; bhraśyatu — let him fall; kṣipram — quickly; adyaiva — this very day; yasyāryo — he at whose... the noble one; 'numate — at the consent; gataḥ — went (into exile)
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.