Chapter 104 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 104.14

श्रुतिस्तु खल्वियं सत्या लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मे। यदन्नः पुरुषो भवति तदन्नास्तस्य देवता॥

śrutistu khalviyaṃ satyā laukikī pratibhāti me| yadannaḥ puruṣo bhavati tadannāstasya devatā||

English Meaning

Now the tradition in vogue among men, appearth to be true, viz., that “the fare that is pareaken by a person, is also partaken by his deity."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)