Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
न तु केकयराजानं जनकं वा नराधिपः।।2.1.46।। त्वरया चानयामास पश्चात्तौ श्रोष्यतः प्रियम्।
na tu kekayarājānaṃ janakaṃ vā narādhipaḥ tvarayā cānayāmāsa paścāttau śroṣyataḥ priyam|
The king did not invite both the kings of Kekaya and Janaka in haste with an intention that they would hear the glad news at a later date.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The king notably does not invite the Kekaya king (Bharata's grandfather) or Janaka (Sita's father) in haste. The detail is significant: Dasharatha is managing the politics carefully. The absence of key allies foreshadows their later reactions to the exile.
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