Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.23

अहो लक्ष्मण सिद्धार्थः सततं प्रियवादिनम्। भ्रातरं देवसंकाशं यस्त्वं परिचरिष्यसि ॥

aho lakṣmaṇa siddhārthaḥ satataṃ priyavādinam| bhrātaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ yastvaṃ paricariṣyasi ||

English Meaning

O Laksmana, you are blessed, since you will serve your god-like brother ever speaking fair.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)