Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.21

धर्मज्ञ इति धर्मिष्ठ धर्मं चरितुमिच्छसि। शुश्रूष मामिहस्थस्त्वं चर धर्ममनुत्तमम्॥

dharmajña iti dharmiṣṭha dharmaṃ caritumicchasi| śuśrūṣa māmihasthastvaṃ cara dharmamanuttamam||

English Meaning

Oh you pious one, having knowledge of religion, if do you wish to acquire righteousness, serve me here and continue practising the best of all virtues.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)