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)