Chapter 13 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 13.20

तृतीयः पुरुषो नास्ति यश्चेरद्बतमीदृशम्। व्रतं सुदुष्करं ह्येतन्मयैवोत्पादितं पुरा ॥

tṛtīyaḥ puruṣo nāsti yaśceradbatamīdṛśam| vrataṃ suduṣkaraṃ hyetanmayaivotpāditaṃ purā ||

English Meaning

A third person there is none that practise such a vow. This vow is hard to perform, and formerly it was I that introduced it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)