Chapter 105 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 105

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 105.1

तथा तयोः संवदोर्दुर्वासा भगवानृषिः। रामस्य दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी राजद्वारमुपागमत्॥ सोऽभिगम्य तु सौमित्रिमुवाच ऋषिसत्तमः। रामं दर्शय मे शीघ्रं पुरा मेऽर्थोऽतिववर्तते॥

tathā tayoḥ saṃvadordurvāsā bhagavānṛṣiḥ| rāmasya darśanākāṅkṣī rājadvāramupāgamat|| so'bhigamya tu saumitrimuvāca ṛṣisattamaḥ| rāmaṃ darśaya me śīghraṃ purā me'rtho'tivavartate||

English Meaning

While Rāma and Kala were thus conversing with one another, the great ascetic Durvāsā arrived at the gate for seeing Rāma and approaching Laksmana said:-O Saumitri, do you soon take me to Rāma; my time goes away, so do you take me first.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)