Chapter 53 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 53.17

अहमेको गमिष्यामि सीतया सह दण्डकान्। अनाथाया हि नाथस्त्वं कौसल्याया भविष्यसि ॥

ahameko gamiṣyāmi sītayā saha daṇḍakān| anāthāyā hi nāthastvaṃ kausalyāyā bhaviṣyasi ||

English Meaning

I alone will go to Dandaka along with Sītā. You will be the protector of the helpless Kausalya.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)