Chapter 22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 22.9

अभिषेकविधानं तु तस्मात् संहृत्य लक्ष्मण। अन्वगेवाहमिच्छामि वनं गन्तुमितः पुरः॥

abhiṣekavidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa| anvagevāhamicchāmi vanaṃ gantumitaḥ puraḥ||

English Meaning

And it is for this reason, Oh Laksmana, that I purpose speedily to retire from this city to the forest, renouncing the preparations for my installation.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)