Chapter 86 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 86.3

इयं तात सुखा शय्या त्वदर्थमुपकल्पिता। प्रत्याश्वसिहि शेष्वास्यां सुखं राघवनन्दन ॥ उचितोऽयं जनः सर्वो दुःखानां त्वं सुखोचितः। धर्मात्मस्तस्य गुप्त्यर्थं जागरिष्यामहे वयम्॥

iyaṃ tāta sukhā śayyā tvadarthamupakalpitā| pratyāśvasihi śeṣvāsyāṃ sukhaṃ rāghavanandana || ucito'yaṃ janaḥ sarvo duḥkhānāṃ tvaṃ sukhocitaḥ| dharmātmastasya guptyarthaṃ jāgariṣyāmahe vayam||

English Meaning

I said, “This easeful bed has been prepared for you, my child. O son of Raghu's descendant, cheer up! Do you lie down at ease. All these people can bear hardship; but you are meant for comfort. For protecting him religiously, we shall wake.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)