Chapter 24 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 24.42

तं चैव सर्वं सुखदुःखयोगं लोकोऽब्रवीत् तेन कृतं विधात्रा। त्रयोऽपि लोका विहितं विधानं नातिक्रमन्ते वशगा हि तस्य॥

taṃ caiva sarvaṃ sukhaduḥkhayogaṃ loko'bravīt tena kṛtaṃ vidhātrā| trayo'pi lokā vihitaṃ vidhānaṃ nātikramante vaśagā hi tasya||

English Meaning

And by Him is administered misery or happiness as people say. These three worlds cannot neglect His dispensations and are entirely subject to Him.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)