Chapter 27 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 27.16

अग्रतस्ते गमिष्यामि भोक्ष्ये भुक्तवति त्वयि। इच्छामि परतः शैलान् पल्वलानि सरांसि च ॥

agrataste gamiṣyāmi bhokṣye bhuktavati tvayi| icchāmi parataḥ śailān palvalāni sarāṃsi ca ||

English Meaning

Always I shall precede you when walking, and shall take my repast after you have taken it willing am I to view mountains, rivulets, lakes and ponds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)