Chapter 111 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 111.6

पापान्यपि च यः कुर्यादहन्यहनि मानवः। पठत्येकमपि श्लोकं पापात्स परिमुच्यते॥

pāpānyapi ca yaḥ kuryādahanyahani mānavaḥ| paṭhatyekamapi ślokaṃ pāpātsa parimucyate||

English Meaning

By reading even one slotter people are freed from all sins which they commit everyday.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)