Chapter 20 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 20.7

देवि नेह भयं कार्यं मयि विश्वसिहि प्रिये। प्रणयस्व च तत्त्वेन मैवं भूः शोकलालसा॥

devi neha bhayaṃ kāryaṃ mayi viśvasihi priye| praṇayasva ca tattvena maivaṃ bhūḥ śokalālasā||

English Meaning

Do not fear me, O worshipful damsel, confide in me O my beloved one, and become attached to me. Do not give way to grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)