Chapter 42 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 42.19

मनोरथो महानेष भगीरथ महारथ। एवं भवतु भद्रं ते इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धन॥

manoratho mahāneṣa bhagīratha mahāratha| evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te ikṣvākukulavardhana||

English Meaning

O mighty car-warrior Bhagiratha, high is this your aim. Be it so, good betide you, you enhancer of the Ikşvāku line.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)