Chapter 30 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 30.11

श्रूयतां वा भवेत्सिद्धिः शतक्रतुविमोक्षणे॥ ममेष्टं नित्यशो हव्यैर्मन्त्रैः संपूज्य पाचकम्। सङ्ग्राममवततुं च शत्रुनिर्जयकाङ्क्षिणः॥ अश्वयुक्तो रथो मह्यमुत्तिष्वेत्त विभावसोः। तत्स्थस्यामरता स्यान्मे एष मे निश्चितो वरः॥

śrūyatāṃ vā bhavetsiddhiḥ śatakratuvimokṣaṇe|| mameṣṭaṃ nityaśo havyairmantraiḥ saṃpūjya pācakam| saṅgrāmamavatatuṃ ca śatrunirjayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ|| aśvayukto ratho mahyamuttiṣvetta vibhāvasoḥ| tatsthasyāmaratā syānme eṣa me niścito varaḥ||

English Meaning

Hear, then, what I want in exchange for releasing Sakra. May a chariot with horses rise up from fire when I shall offer sacrifices to it, being desirous of vanquishing my enemies in the conflict. And may I be immortal as long as I shall remain on that car. This is the boon I have resolved upon praying for.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)