Chapter 86 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 86.17

आरामोद्यानसम्पूर्णां समाजोत्सवशालिनीम्। सुखिता विचरिष्यन्ति राजधानी पितुर्मम ॥ अपि सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन सार्धं कुशलिना वयम्। निवृत्ते समये ह्यस्मिन् सुखिताः प्रविशेमहि ॥

ārāmodyānasampūrṇāṃ samājotsavaśālinīm| sukhitā vicariṣyanti rājadhānī piturmama || api satyapratijñena sārdhaṃ kuśalinā vayam| nivṛtte samaye hyasmin sukhitāḥ praviśemahi ||

English Meaning

Shall we, on the occasion of Rāma's return, with glad hearts peacefully enter the city in company with that one firm in his promise?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)