Chapter 33 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 33.19

स पितुर्वचनं श्रीमानभिषेकात् परं प्रियम्। मनसा पूर्वमासाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥

sa piturvacanaṃ śrīmānabhiṣekāt paraṃ priyam| manasā pūrvamāsādya vācā pratigṛhītavān ||

English Meaning

The graceful Räma killed his sire's command more than the installation, and resolving within him, promised to obey his words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)