Chapter 111 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 111.5

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो लभते धनम्। सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्येत पादमप्यस्य यः पठेत् ॥

aputro labhate putramadhano labhate dhanam| sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyeta pādamapyasya yaḥ paṭhet ||

English Meaning

Reading even a single verse of this poem, one who has no son, obtain him; one having not riches, gets by them, and people are freed from all sins.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)