Chapter 55 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 55.27

अलं वीडेन वैदेहि धर्मलोपकृतेन ते॥ आर्षोऽयं देवि निष्पन्दो यस्त्वामभिभविष्यति।

alaṃ vīḍena vaidehi dharmalopakṛtena te|| ārṣo'yaṃ devi niṣpando yastvāmabhibhaviṣyati|

English Meaning

O Vaidehi, banish bashfulness, which stands in the way of one's duty. The yearning I feel after you is in consonance with what the sages prescribe.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)