athā'ntargṛhamāviśya rājā daśarathastadā| sūtamāmantrayāmāsa rāmaṃ punarihānaya
Therafter king Dasaratha on retiring to his private apartment, ordered Sumantra to bring Rama once again.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Dasharatha retires to his private apartment and orders Sumantra to fetch Rama once again. The pattern repeats — summon, prepare, confirm. But this time, the summons carries the king's unspoken premonition: he needs to see his son one more time before everything changes.