Chapter 71 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 71.13

वृद्धे पितरि स्वर्याते धर्मेण धुरमावहम्। भ्रातरं देवसंकाशं स्नेहात् पश्यन् कुशध्वजम्॥

vṛddhe pitari svaryāte dharmeṇa dhuramāvaham| bhrātaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ snehāt paśyan kuśadhvajam||

English Meaning

And on my aged sire ascending heaven, I righteously ruled the kingdom and cherished my brother Kusadvaja resembling a celestial, with the eye of affection.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)