Chapter 99 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 99.24

अधारयद् यो विविधाश्चित्राः सुमनसः सदा। सोऽयं जटाभारमिमं सहते राघपः कथम्॥

adhārayad yo vividhāścitrāḥ sumanasaḥ sadā| so'yaṃ jaṭābhāramimaṃ sahate rāghapaḥ katham||

English Meaning

Why does he that always wore variegated blossoms, Rāghava, bears this burthen of matted locks?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)