Chapter 15 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 15.6

परवानस्मि काकुत्स्थ त्वयि वर्षशतं स्थिते। स्वयं तु रुचिरे देशे क्रियतामिति मां वद॥

paravānasmi kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite| svayaṃ tu rucire deśe kriyatāmiti māṃ vada||

English Meaning

O Kákutstha, even if I were to stay with you for an hundred years, I shall remain your servant. Thyself selecting some beauteous spot do you tell me-'Construct (an asylum)'.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)