Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.59

सा मानुमन्यस्व वनं व्रजन्तं कुरुष्व नः स्वस्त्ययनानि देवि। यथा समाप्ते पुनराव्रजेयं यथा हि सत्येन पुनर्ययातिः॥

sā mānumanyasva vanaṃ vrajantaṃ kuruṣva naḥ svastyayanāni devi| yathā samāpte punarāvrajeyaṃ yathā hi satyena punaryayātiḥ||

English Meaning

Do you permit me therefore, to repair to the forest and perform benedictory ceremonies for me so that I may again return home like to Yayāti regaining heaven by truth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)