Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.9

जीवलोको यदा सर्वो रामस्याह गुणस्तवम्॥ अपराध कमुद्दिश्य त्यक्ष्यामीष्टमहं सुतम्।

jīvaloko yadā sarvo rāmasyāha guṇastavam|| aparādha kamuddiśya tyakṣyāmīṣṭamahaṃ sutam|

English Meaning

When all men show their regard for Rāma's virtues, for what transgression shall I forsake my dear son?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)