Chapter 56 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 56.21

ऐणेयं मांसमाहृत्य शालां यक्ष्यामहे वयम्। कर्तव्यं वास्तुशमनं सौमित्रे चिरजीविभिः॥

aiṇeyaṃ māṃsamāhṛtya śālāṃ yakṣyāmahe vayam| kartavyaṃ vāstuśamanaṃ saumitre cirajīvibhiḥ||

English Meaning

Procuring meat, we will worship the deity presiding over this dwelling. O Sumitrā's son, those who wish to live long, should pacify the household gods.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)