Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.16

दीप्तमग्निमरण्यं वा यदि रामः प्रवेक्ष्यति। प्रविष्टं तत्र मां देवि त्वं पूर्वमवधारय॥

dīptamagnimaraṇyaṃ vā yadi rāmaḥ pravekṣyati| praviṣṭaṃ tatra māṃ devi tvaṃ pūrvamavadhāraya||

English Meaning

By truth, bow, gifts and things dear to me, do I swear to you; if Rāma shall enter into the wood, know me, Oh worshipful one, to have entered into the fire before that.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)