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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.30

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: his distress convinces Kausalyā → she asks him to stop the terrible oaths, acknowledges his integrity, and blesses him

2.69.30

tathā tu śapathaiḥ kaṣṭaiḥ śapamānam acetanam
bharataṃ śokasaṃtaptaṃ kausalyā vākyam abravīt

To Bharata, swearing such grievous oaths, senseless and consumed with grief, Kausalyā spoke these words:

Words: tathā — thus, so; tu — and; śapathaiḥ — with oaths; kaṣṭaiḥ — grievous, painful; śapamānam — swearing; acetanam — senseless, unconscious; bharataṃ — Bharata; śokasaṃtaptaṃ — consumed with grief; kausalyā — Kausalyā; vākyam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.