Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.22

स जगाम वनं वीरः प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन्। पितुर्वचननिर्देशात् कैकेय्याः प्रियकारणात्॥

sa jagāma vanaṃ vīraḥ pratijñāmanupālayan| piturvacananirdeśāt kaikeyyāḥ priyakāraṇāt||

English Meaning

In pursuance of his father's promise, and with the view of compassing the pleasure of Kaikeyī, that heroic one, commanded by his sire, repaired to the forest.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)