Chapter 37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 37.24

न हि तद् भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो न भूपतिः। तद् वनं भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो निवत्स्यति ॥

na hi tad bhavitā rāṣṭraṃ yatra rāmo na bhūpatiḥ| tad vanaṃ bhavitā rāṣṭraṃ yatra rāmo nivatsyati ||

English Meaning

That can never be a kingdom where Rāma is not the monarch, and that forest where Rāma will reside will flourish into a monarchy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)