Chapter 7 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 7.28

न मे परं किंचिदितो वरं पुनः प्रियं प्रिया सुवचं वचोऽमृतम्। तथा ह्यवोचस्त्वमतः प्रियोत्तरं वरं परं ते प्रददामि तं वृणु॥

na me paraṃ kiṃcidito varaṃ punaḥ priyaṃ priyā suvacaṃ vaco'mṛtam| tathā hyavocastvamataḥ priyottaraṃ varaṃ paraṃ te pradadāmi taṃ vṛṇu||

English Meaning

There is no other ambrosial speech that is excellent and acceptable to me, compared with the installation of Rāma. Therefore do you ask of me whatever reward do you want and I shall give you. news

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)