Chapter 2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 2.28

बहुश्रुतानां वृद्धानां ब्राह्मणानामुपासिता। तेनास्येहातुला कीर्तिर्यशस्तेजश्च वर्धते॥

bahuśrutānāṃ vṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānāmupāsitā| tenāsyehātulā kīrtiryaśastejaśca vardhate||

English Meaning

He ministers to variously-versed aged Brāhmaṇas. It is for this that in this world his fame and renown and energy go on increasing.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)