Chapter 77 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 77.16

मातृभ्यो मातृकार्याणि कृत्वा परमयन्त्रितः॥ गुरूणां गुरुकार्याणि काले कालेऽन्ववैक्षत।

mātṛbhyo mātṛkāryāṇi kṛtvā paramayantritaḥ|| gurūṇāṃ gurukāryāṇi kāle kāle'nvavaikṣata|

English Meaning

And heedfully rendering every service to his mothers, he on proper occasions observed the duties pertaining to his superiors.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)