Chapter 48 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 48.16

अथाब्रवीत् सुरश्रेष्ठं कृतार्थेनान्तरात्मना। कृतार्थास्मि सुरश्रेष्ठ गच्छ शीघ्रमितः प्रभो॥ आत्मानं मां च देवेश सर्वथा रक्ष गौतमात्।

athābravīt suraśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtārthenāntarātmanā| kṛtārthāsmi suraśreṣṭha gaccha śīghramitaḥ prabho|| ātmānaṃ māṃ ca deveśa sarvathā rakṣa gautamāt|

English Meaning

Then, having attained her object, she spoke to that foremost of the celestials, saying, 'O best of the immortals, I have obtained my desire, do you speedily go from this place, O lord. Do you, O lord of the celestials, from a sense of respectability preserve yourself and me also.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)