Chapter 97 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 97.5

धर्ममर्थं च कामं च पृथिवीं चापि लक्ष्मण। इच्छामि भवतामर्थे एतत् प्रतिश्रृणोमि ते॥

dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa| icchāmi bhavatāmarthe etat pratiśrṛṇomi te||

English Meaning

I swear to you, I wish for the (possession of) righteousness, interest, desire and the earth, in your interests alone, O Laksmana.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)