Chapter 1 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 1.82

अतिथिः किल पूजार्हः प्राकृतोऽपि विजानता। धर्मे जिज्ञासमानेन किं पुनर्यादृशो भवान् ॥

atithiḥ kila pūjārhaḥ prākṛto'pi vijānatā| dharme jijñāsamānena kiṃ punaryādṛśo bhavān ||

English Meaning

Even an ordinary guest should be adored by him who abide by virtue, what of you great as you are?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)