Chapter 111 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 111.4

स तेऽहं पितुराचार्यस्तव चैव परंतप। मम त्वं वचनं कुर्वन् नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम्॥

sa te'haṃ piturācāryastava caiva paraṃtapa| mama tvaṃ vacanaṃ kurvan nātivarteḥ satāṃ gatim||

English Meaning

I, O subduer of foes, have been the preceptor of both yourself and your father. By doing what I say, you will not lose the state of the righteous.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)