Chapter 22 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 22.20

असंदेशात्तु रामस्य तपसश्चानुपालनात्। न त्वां कुर्मि दशग्रीव भस्म भस्मार्हतेजसा॥

asaṃdeśāttu rāmasya tapasaścānupālanāt| na tvāṃ kurmi daśagrīva bhasma bhasmārhatejasā||

English Meaning

O Ten-necked one, I can instantly reduce you to ashes but for Rāma's mandate and my ascetic observances.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)