या या मे जायते बुद्धिर्येषु येष्वाश्रमेषु च॥ सा सा भवतु धर्मिष्ठा तं तं धर्म च पालये। एष मे परमोदार वरः परमको मतः॥ नहि धर्माभिरक्तानां लोके किंचन दुर्लभम्। पुनः प्रजापतिः प्रीतो विभीषणमुवाच ह॥
yā yā me jāyate buddhiryeṣu yeṣvāśrameṣu ca|| sā sā bhavatu dharmiṣṭhā taṃ taṃ dharma ca pālaye| eṣa me paramodāra varaḥ paramako mataḥ|| nahi dharmābhiraktānāṃ loke kiṃcana durlabham| punaḥ prajāpatiḥ prīto vibhīṣaṇamuvāca ha||
English Meaning
And inay every sense of mine sprung during the observance of particular modes of life, be in unison with righteousness, so that I may practice the form of religion (in harmony with any particular mode of life !) O exceedingly noble one, this best of boons, is even what is sought for by me, for nothing in this world is incapable of being attained by those attached to righteousness.' Then the lord of creatures, being again delighted, spoke to Vibhīşaņa.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)