Chapter 19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 19.21

न ह्यतो धर्मचरणं किंचिदस्ति महत्तरम्। यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया॥

na hyato dharmacaraṇaṃ kiṃcidasti mahattaram| yathā pitari śuśrūṣā tasya vā vacanakriyā||

English Meaning

There is no virtue greater than the serving of the father and carrying out his words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)