Chapter 116 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 116.9

कुतः कल्याणसत्त्वायाः कल्याणाभिरते: सदा। चलनं तात वैदेह्यास्तपस्विषु विशेषतः॥

kutaḥ kalyāṇasattvāyāḥ kalyāṇābhirate: sadā| calanaṃ tāta vaidehyāstapasviṣu viśeṣataḥ||

English Meaning

Where is the falling off of that one of excellent character, engaged in offices of beneficence,-more specially with reference to ascetics?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)