Chapter 11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 11.25

स राजराजो भव सत्यसंगरः कुलं च शीलं च हि जन्म रक्ष च। मे परमः परत्र वासे हि वदन्त्यनुत्तमं तपोधनाः सत्यवचो हितं नृणाम्॥

sa rājarājo bhava satyasaṃgaraḥ kulaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca hi janma rakṣa ca| me paramaḥ paratra vāse hi vadantyanuttamaṃ tapodhanāḥ satyavaco hitaṃ nṛṇām||

English Meaning

Do you by proving true to your word, become the king of kings; and preserve your race, character, and birth. Truthful speech, say the ascetics, is of supreme welfare to men in the next world.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)