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)