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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.7

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Kabandha advises friendship with Sugrīva. Restored by cremation, he urges a pledge before fire and explains how the two can help each other

In the sequence: standing in a shining swan-drawn aerial vehicle, he addresses Rāma

3.68.7

so 'ntarikṣagato rāmaṃ kabandho vākyam abravīt
śṛṇu rāghava tattvena yathā sīmām avāpsyasi

Kabandha, moving through the sky, spoke these words to Rāma: “Listen truly, Rāghava, how you will reach your goal.

Words: so 'ntarikṣagato — he, gone into the sky; rāmaṃ — to Rāma; kabandho — Kabandha; vākyam — words; abravīt — spoke; śṛṇu — listen!; rāghava — O Rāghava; tattvena — truly, in truth; yathā — how, in what way; sīmām — the goal, the bound (of your quest); avāpsyasi — you will 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.