Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 7
रामे वा भरते वाऽहं विशेषं नोपलक्षये। तस्मात्तुष्टाऽस्मि यद्राजा रामं राज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति
rāme vā bharate vā'haṃ viśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye| tasmāttuṣṭā'smi yadrājā rāmaṃ rājye'bhiṣekṣyati
I do not see any distinction between Rama and Bharata as such. I am contented with Rama's consecration in the kingdom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Kaikeyi is content with Rama's consecration. There is nothing greater or dearer than this news, she says. Her words are the exact opposite of what Manthara intended. The poison has not yet worked. Sarga 7 ends with Kaikeyi still loving Rama — but Manthara is not finished.
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