Chapter 76 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 76.26

प्रतिगृह्णीष्व काकुत्स्थ मत्प्रियं कुरु राघव। दत्तस्य हि पुनर्दाने सुमहत्फलमुच्यते॥

pratigṛhṇīṣva kākutstha matpriyaṃ kuru rāghava| dattasya hi punardāne sumahatphalamucyate||

English Meaning

By accepting this, O Kākutstha, do you satisfy my desire. It is said, that one attains to best fruits if he makes present to his deity, of best articles he gets from another.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)