Chapter 48 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 48.11

शिरसाभिनतो ब्रूयाः सर्वासामेव लक्ष्मण। वक्तव्यश्चापि नृपतिर्धर्मेषु सुसमाहितः॥ जानासि च यथा शुद्धा सीता तत्त्वेन राघव। भक्त्या च परया युक्ता हिता च तव नित्यशः॥

śirasābhinato brūyāḥ sarvāsāmeva lakṣmaṇa| vaktavyaścāpi nṛpatirdharmeṣu susamāhitaḥ|| jānāsi ca yathā śuddhā sītā tattvena rāghava| bhaktyā ca parayā yuktā hitā ca tava nityaśaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon saluting the pious King do you address him, in my name, saying:-You know, O Råghava, that Sitā is pure, ever devoted to you and engaged in your well-being.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)