Chapter 51 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 51.25

पापानुबन्धो वै यस्य कर्मणः को नु तत् पुमान्। कुर्वीत लोकाधिपतिः स्वयंभूर्भगवानपि ॥

pāpānubandho vai yasya karmaṇaḥ ko nu tat pumān| kurvīta lokādhipatiḥ svayaṃbhūrbhagavānapi ||

English Meaning

What person do that which lead solely into sin? neither the lord of celestials nor the selfcreate Deity do engage in such an action.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)