Chapter 55 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 55.3

लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु राम इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः। कथां परमधर्मिष्ठां व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥

lakṣmaṇenaivamuktastu rāma ikṣvākunandanaḥ| kathāṃ paramadharmiṣṭhāṃ vyāhartumupacakrame||

English Meaning

Hearing the reply of Laksmana, Rama, the descendant of Ikşvāku, began again with themes instinct with morality.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)