Chapter 83 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 83.17

दातुं च तावदिच्छामि स्वर्गतस्य महीपतेः। और्ध्वदेहनिमित्तार्थमवतीर्योदकं नदीम्॥

dātuṃ ca tāvadicchāmi svargatasya mahīpateḥ| aurdhvadehanimittārthamavatīryodakaṃ nadīm||

English Meaning

Having crossed the stream, I am anxious to offer its water to the monarch, who has gone to heaven in behalf of his spiritual body.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)