Chapter 13 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 13.4

भवान् स्निग्धः सुहृन्मह्यं गुरुश्च परमो महान्। वोढव्यो भवता चैव भारो यज्ञस्य चोद्यतः॥

bhavān snigdhaḥ suhṛnmahyaṃ guruśca paramo mahān| voḍhavyo bhavatā caiva bhāro yajñasya codyataḥ||

English Meaning

You are my kind friend, and prime and mighty spiritual guide. Engaged in it, you will have to bear the entire burden of the ceremony.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)