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)