Chapter 109 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 109.14

एकः पालयते लोकमेकः पालयते कुलम्। मज्जत्येको हि निरय एकः स्वर्गे महीयते॥

ekaḥ pālayate lokamekaḥ pālayate kulam| majjatyeko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate||

English Meaning

One protects men, another his family; one is plunged in hell, another is honoured in heaven.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)