Chapter 7 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 7.9

प्रतीक्षमाणस्त्वामेव नारोहेऽहं महायशः। देवलोकमितो वीर देहं त्यक्त्वा महीतले॥

pratīkṣamāṇastvāmeva nārohe'haṃ mahāyaśaḥ| devalokamito vīra dehaṃ tyaktvā mahītale||

English Meaning

O illustrious one, O hero, expecting you, I have not yet ascended heaven, renouncing on earth this body of mine.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)