Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.2

तं चापि समनुज्ञाप्य धर्मज्ञः सह सीतया। राघवः शोकसम्मूढो जननीमभ्यवादयत्॥

taṃ cāpi samanujñāpya dharmajñaḥ saha sītayā| rāghavaḥ śokasammūḍho jananīmabhyavādayat||

English Meaning

Then with the king's permission, the righteous Rāghava, stupefied with sorrow, in company with Sītā, paid respects to his mother.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)