Chapter 108 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 108

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 108.15

स नास्ति परमित्येतत् कुरु बुद्धिं महामते। प्रत्यक्षं यत् तदातिष्ठ परोक्षं पृष्ठतः कुरु॥

sa nāsti paramityetat kuru buddhiṃ mahāmate| pratyakṣaṃ yat tadātiṣṭha parokṣaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kuru||

English Meaning

O magnanimous one, assure yourself there is no hereafter. Do you remain grounded in the evident, turning your back on what is beyond our ken.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)