Chapter 20 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 20.16

कुरुष्व पितरं पुत्र सुदृष्टं धर्मवत्सलम्। दुर्लभं दर्शनं तस्य तव वत्स भविष्यति॥

kuruṣva pitaraṃ putra sudṛṣṭaṃ dharmavatsalam| durlabhaṃ darśanaṃ tasya tava vatsa bhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

Do you cast for good, O my son, your looks towards your pious sire, for since now it will be hard for you to see him again.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)