Chapter 17 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 17.12

ततो मनोरथं सत्यं पितुर्नारायणं प्रति। करोमीति तमेवाहं हृदयेन समुद्वहे ॥

tato manorathaṃ satyaṃ piturnārāyaṇaṃ prati| karomīti tamevāhaṃ hṛdayena samudvahe ||

English Meaning

Then wishing to realise my father's wish touching Närāyana, I have fixed my heart even upon him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)