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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.32

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

2.69.32

diṣṭyā na calito dharmād ātmā te sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vatsa satyapratijño me satāṃ lokān avāpsyasi

Thank heaven your heart, together with Lakṣmaṇa's, has not swerved from dharma; my child, true to your vow, you shall win the worlds of the good.

Words: diṣṭyā — thank heaven, by good fortune; na — not; calito — swerved, moved; dharmād — from dharma; ātmā — the self, heart; te — your; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa; vatsa — O child, dear one; satyapratijño — true to your vow; me — my (dear to me); satāṃ — of the good; lokān — the worlds; avāpsyasi — you shall attain

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.