Chapter 25 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 25.3

लोकवृत्तमनुष्ठेयं कृतं वो बाष्पमोक्षणम्। न कालादुत्तरं किंचित् कर्म शक्यमुपासितुम्॥

lokavṛttamanuṣṭheyaṃ kṛtaṃ vo bāṣpamokṣaṇam| na kālāduttaraṃ kiṃcit karma śakyamupāsitum||

English Meaning

You have satisfied the worldly practice with a profuse discharge of tears. It is not proper to delay the performance of appointed actions.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)