Chapter 111 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 111.5

इमा हि ते परिषदो ज्ञातयश्च नृपास्तथा। एषु तात चरन् धर्मं नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम् ॥ वृद्धाया धर्मशीलाया मातुर्हिस्यवर्तितुम्। अस्या हि वचनं कुर्वन् नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम्॥

imā hi te pariṣado jñātayaśca nṛpāstathā| eṣu tāta caran dharmaṃ nātivarteḥ satāṃ gatim || vṛddhāyā dharmaśīlāyā māturhisyavartitum| asyā hi vacanaṃ kurvan nātivarteḥ satāṃ gatim||

English Meaning

These courtiers of yours, these relatives, and these kings;, by protecting them virtuously you will not lose the state of the righteous. It does not behove you to disregard the words of your aged and virtuous mother. By doing her bidding you will not lose the state of the righteous.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)