Chapter 29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 29.16

प्रेत्यभावे हि कल्याण: संगमो मे सदा त्वया। श्रुतिर्हि श्रूयते पुण्या ब्राह्मणानां यशस्विनाम्॥

pretyabhāve hi kalyāṇa: saṃgamo me sadā tvayā| śrutirhi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām||

English Meaning

I have heard this pious report from the Brāhmaṇas of great fame that even in after life your company is greatly beneficial to me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)