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)