Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.15

यतोमूलं नरः पश्येत् प्रादुर्भावमिहात्मनः। कथं तस्मिन् न वर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते॥

yatomūlaṃ naraḥ paśyet prādurbhāvamihātmanaḥ| kathaṃ tasmin na varteta pratyakṣe sati daivate||

English Meaning

How can a man disregard him who is god himself seen and felt, and who is looked upon as a cause from whom he has sprung.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)