Chapter 44 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 44

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 44.12

प्लावयस्व त्वमात्मानं नरोत्तम सदोचिते। सलिले पुरुषश्रेष्ठ शुचिः पुण्यफलो भव॥

plāvayasva tvamātmānaṃ narottama sadocite| salile puruṣaśreṣṭha śuciḥ puṇyaphalo bhava||

English Meaning

Do you, O best of me, lave thyself in these waters worthy of the pious, O prime of men, and thereby become purified, and attain sanctity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)