Chapter 36 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 36.39

नैव दंशान् न मशकान् न कीटान् न सरीसृपान्। राघवोऽपनयेद् गात्रात् त्वद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ॥

naiva daṃśān na maśakān na kīṭān na sarīsṛpān| rāghavo'panayed gātrāt tvadgatenāntarātmanā ||

English Meaning

His heart is so much attached to you, that he does not drive away even flies, insects and snakes from his body.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)