Chapter 116 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 116.5

न कश्चिद् भगवन् किंचित् पूर्ववृत्तमिदं मयि। दृश्यते विकृतं येन विक्रियन्ते तपस्विनः॥

na kaścid bhagavan kiṃcit pūrvavṛttamidaṃ mayi| dṛśyate vikṛtaṃ yena vikriyante tapasvinaḥ||

English Meaning

O reverend one, do you find me deviating from the path of former sovereigns, or acting contrary to their practice, which has perplexed (the minds of) these ascetics?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)