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)