Chapter 70 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 70.14

विदितं ते महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम्॥ वक्ता सर्वेषु कृत्येषु वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः।

viditaṃ te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam|| vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ|

English Meaning

O mighty king, you know that the worshipful saint Vasiştha is the spiritual guide of our race; and in every ceremony that we undertake, he it is who serves the function of a spokesman.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)