Chapter 61 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 61.2

तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे भार्गवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। भयानां शृणु यन्मूलं देशस्य च नरेश्वर॥

tathā bruvati kākutsthe bhārgavo vākyamabravīt| bhayānāṃ śṛṇu yanmūlaṃ deśasya ca nareśvara||

English Meaning

As Käkutstha was speaking thus, Bhārgava remarked! O lord of men, do you hear of the origin of the fear that threatens our country.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)