Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 18: Kaikeyī Informs Rāma About the two Boons
Text 2.18.25
यदि तद्वक्ष्यते राजा शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्।
करिष्यसि ततः सर्वमाख्यास्यामि पुनस्त्वहम्॥
yadi tad vakṣyate rājā śubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham
kariṣyasi tataḥ sarvam ākhyāsyāmi punas tv aham
yadi = if; tat = that which; vakṣyate = wishes to tell You; rājā = the king; śubham = it is good; vā yadi = whether; vā = or; aśubham = bad; kariṣyasi = You will do; tataḥ sarvam = everything [that he wishes to tell You]; ākhyāsyāmi = will disclose; punaḥ tu = myself; aham = I.
If You will do that which the king wishes to tell You whether it is good or bad, I myself will disclose everything [that he wishes to tell You].
Kaikeyī wanted to disclose the matter concerning the king’s promise to her provided Rāma agreed to fulfill that promise whether it was good or bad [for Him].
Considering that Rāma might have thought, “But why doesn’t the king himself not disclose it?” Kaikeyī speaks this.