Chapter 48 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 48.18

कथं वैश्रवणं देवं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्। भ्रातरं व्यपदिश्य त्वमशुभं कर्तुमिच्छसि॥

kathaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ devaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam| bhrātaraṃ vyapadiśya tvamaśubhaṃ kartumicchasi||

English Meaning

How do you wish to perpetrate such an impious deed after introducing as your brother that highly worshipful Kubera adored by all the deities.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)