Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.2

कृत्येष्वचोदितः पित्रा सर्वस्यान्त:पुरस्य च। गतिश्च शरणं चासीत् स रामोऽद्य प्रवत्स्यति॥

kṛtyeṣvacoditaḥ pitrā sarvasyānta:purasya ca| gatiśca śaraṇaṃ cāsīt sa rāmo'dya pravatsyati||

English Meaning

That Rāma, who used to serve all the females in all matters even without his father's permission, who was our stay and protector, is going to the forest.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)