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)