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)