Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.25

अम्ब केनात्यगाद् राजा व्याधिना मय्यनागते। धन्या रामादयः सर्वे यैः पिता संस्कृतः स्वयम्॥

amba kenātyagād rājā vyādhinā mayyanāgate| dhanyā rāmādayaḥ sarve yaiḥ pitā saṃskṛtaḥ svayam||

English Meaning

Of what ailment has the king breathed his last during my absence? Blessed are Rāma and others who have personally performed my sire's last rites.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)