Chapter 34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 34.42

पिता हि दैवतं तात देवतानामपि स्मृतम्। तस्माद् दैवतमित्येव करिष्यामि पितुर्वचः॥

pitā hi daivataṃ tāta devatānāmapi smṛtam| tasmād daivatamityeva kariṣyāmi piturvacaḥ||

English Meaning

The father is a very God, even the celestials say this. Therefore will I look upon your word in the light of divinity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)