Chapter 93 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 93

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 93.12

आदिप्रभृति गेयं स्यान्न चावज्ञाय पार्थिवम्। पिता हि सर्वभूतानां राजा भवति धर्मतः॥

ādiprabhṛti geyaṃ syānna cāvajñāya pārthivam| pitā hi sarvabhūtānāṃ rājā bhavati dharmataḥ||

English Meaning

Before you begin with the song, without disregarding the king, do you bow to him reverentially. Morally the king is the father of all.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)