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)