Chapter 43 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 43.5

एवमुक्तस्तु भद्रेण राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। कथयस्व यथातत्त्वं सर्वं निरवशेषतः॥ शुभाशुभानि वाक्यानि कान्याहुः पुरवासिनः। श्रुत्वेदानीं शुभं कुर्यां नकुर्यामशुभानि च॥

evamuktastu bhadreṇa rāghavo vākyamabravīt| kathayasva yathātattvaṃ sarvaṃ niravaśeṣataḥ|| śubhāśubhāni vākyāni kānyāhuḥ puravāsinaḥ| śrutvedānīṃ śubhaṃ kuryāṃ nakuryāmaśubhāni ca||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of Bhadra, Rama said:“Without hiding anything, do you relate every thing from the beginning vent to by the citizens. Hearing the good and bad opinions of the citizens I shall desist from bad actions and engage in good ones.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)