Chapter 54 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 54.26

प्रविविक्तमहं मन्ये तं वासं भवतः सुखम्। इह वा वनवासाय वस राम मया सह ॥

praviviktamahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham| iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha ||

English Meaning

That solitary spot I deem as one which will make a happy residence for you. O Rāma, do you, for living out the term of your banishment, dwell either here or with me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)