Chapter 21 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 21.7

त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्यातो धर्मात्मा इति राघवः। स्वधर्मं प्रतिपद्यस्व नाधर्मं वोढुमर्हसि।७।।

triṣu lokeṣu vikhyāto dharmātmā iti rāghavaḥ| svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva nādharmaṃ voḍhumarhasi|7||

English Meaning

The descendant of Raghu is famed over the three worlds as righteous-souled. Do you maintain your habit of adhering to promise; for it does not behove you to act unrighteously.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)