Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.43

मया तु पुत्र श्रुत्वैव रामस्येहाभिषेचनम्। याचितस्ते पिता राज्यं रामस्य च विवासनम्॥

mayā tu putra śrutvaiva rāmasyehābhiṣecanam| yācitaste pitā rājyaṃ rāmasya ca vivāsanam||

English Meaning

O son, as soon as I heard of Råma's (coming) installation, I asked for the kingdom to be conferred on you, and Rāma to be banished.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)