Chapter 24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 24.23

अग्निकार्येषु च सदा सुमनोभिश्च देवताः॥ पूज्यास्ते मत्कृते देवि ब्राह्मणाश्चैव सत्कृताः।

agnikāryeṣu ca sadā sumanobhiśca devatāḥ|| pūjyāste matkṛte devi brāhmaṇāścaiva satkṛtāḥ|

English Meaning

Do you beguile your time, Oh worshipful one, expecting my return, by worshipping the celestials with flowers and oblations to the fire and serving well the Brahmins.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)