Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.7

स मया याच्यमानः सन् नानयद् यमसादनम्॥ पितामहवचः सत्यं तदस्त्विति ममाब्रवीत्।

sa mayā yācyamānaḥ san nānayad yamasādanam|| pitāmahavacaḥ satyaṃ tadastviti mamābravīt|

English Meaning

Myself praying for the close of my life, he did not despatch me to the abode of Yama. He only said May the words of the Grand Sire prove true.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)