Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.14

या गतिः सर्वभूतानां तां गतिं ते पिता गतः। राजा महात्मा तेजस्वी यायजूकः सतां गतिः॥

yā gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ te pitā gataḥ| rājā mahātmā tejasvī yāyajūkaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ||

English Meaning

That high-souled and energetic one ever engaged in sacrifice, the refuge of the good, your father, the king, has come by the state which pertains to all creatures.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)