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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.28

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: Bharadvāja asks him not to blame her, assuring him that the exile will have a good outcome

2.86.28

na doṣeṇāvagantavyā kaikeyī bharata tvayā
rāmapravrājanaṃ hy etat sukhodarkaṃ bhaviṣyati

“Kaikeyī should not be regarded by you as at fault, Bharata; for this banishing of Rāma will prove to have a happy outcome.

Words: na — not; doṣeṇāvagantavyā — to be regarded with blame; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; bharata — O Bharata; tvayā — by you; rāmapravrājanaṃ — the banishing of Rāma; hy — indeed; etat — this; sukhodarkaṃ — having a happy outcome; bhaviṣyati — will be

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.