Chapter 24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 24.15

इमानि तु महारण्ये विहृत्य नव पञ्च च। वर्षाणि परमप्रीत्या स्थास्यामि वचने तव॥

imāni tu mahāraṇye vihṛtya nava pañca ca| varṣāṇi paramaprītyā sthāsyāmi vacane tava||

English Meaning

With great pleasure shall I abide in your words after passing these nine and five years in the great forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)