न ते वागनृता काव्ये काचिदत्र भविष्यति॥ कुरु रामकथां पुण्यां श्लोकबद्धां मनोरमाम्।
na te vāganṛtā kāvye kācidatra bhaviṣyati|| kuru rāmakathāṃ puṇyāṃ ślokabaddhāṃ manoramām|
English Meaning
No words of yours in this poem shall contain an untruth sacred. Therefore, now compose into verses. This delightful story of Rama.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)