Chapter 58 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 58.23

इदं तावद् यथाकाममीश्वरस्य कृते कृतम्। रामस्य तु परित्यागे न हेतुमुपलक्षये॥

idaṃ tāvad yathākāmamīśvarasya kṛte kṛtam| rāmasya tu parityāge na hetumupalakṣaye||

English Meaning

Even if this has been done in harmony with the wish of the Lord, I do not perceive any reason for the banishment of Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)