Chapter 59 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 59.50

दानं दया सतां पूजा व्यवहारेषु चार्जवम्। एष राम परो धर्मो रक्षणात्प्रेत्य चेह च॥

dānaṃ dayā satāṃ pūjā vyavahāreṣu cārjavam| eṣa rāma paro dharmo rakṣaṇātpretya ceha ca||

English Meaning

Charity, kindness, honouring the pious and innocent conduct constitute the chief virtues; for by those the well-being of this life and the next is brought about.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)