Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.13

तदलं त्यज्यतामेष निश्चयः पापनिश्चये॥ अपि ते चरणौ मूर्धा स्पृशाम्येष प्रसीद मे। किमर्थं चिन्तितं पापे त्वया परमदारुणम्॥

tadalaṃ tyajyatāmeṣa niścayaḥ pāpaniścaye|| api te caraṇau mūrdhā spṛśāmyeṣa prasīda me| kimarthaṃ cintitaṃ pāpe tvayā paramadāruṇam||

English Meaning

Do you then that entertains unrighteous aims, abandon this intention of yours. I lay my head at your feet. Be propitious to me. Why does you, O sinful one, cherish in your mind such a frightful idea?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)