Chapter 53 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 53.18

एतदेव हि मे रत्नमेतदेव हि मे धनम्। एतदेव हि सर्वस्वमेतदेव हि जीवितम्॥ दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च यज्ञाश्चैवाप्तदक्षिणाः। एतदेव हि मे राजन् विविधाश्च क्रियास्तथा॥

etadeva hi me ratnametadeva hi me dhanam| etadeva hi sarvasvametadeva hi jīvitam|| darśaśca paurṇamāsaśca yajñāścaivāptadakṣiṇāḥ| etadeva hi me rājan vividhāśca kriyāstathā||

English Meaning

This is verily my jewel: this is verily my riches: this is verily my all: this is verily my subsistence. And this is my Darsa,* Gifts to Brāhmaṇas on occasions of sacrifice. and this my Paurnamäsa, and this my various sacrifices with dakşiņās; and, O king, this my various rites. *Bi-monthly sacrifice, performed at change of the moon by persons maintaining a perpetual fire. A ceremony performed at the full moon by persons maintaining a perpetual fire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)