Chapter 54 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 54.22

एतच्छुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं भरद्वाजो महामुनिः। राघवस्य तु तद् वाक्यमर्थग्राहकमब्रवीत्॥

etacchutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ| rāghavasya tu tad vākyamarthagrāhakamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing this auspicious speech of Rāghava, that eminent anchoret Bharadvāja said these words calculated to serve Rāma's purpose.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)