Chapter 96 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 96

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 96.9

मनसा कर्मणा वाचा भूतपूर्वं न किल्बिषम्। तस्याहं फलमश्नामि अपापा मैथिली यदि॥

manasā karmaṇā vācā bhūtapūrvaṃ na kilbiṣam| tasyāhaṃ phalamaśnāmi apāpā maithilī yadi||

English Meaning

I have never perpetrated before a crime either, in my mind, body, or speech. If Maithili is found divested of sin I may then partake of the fruits of piety.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)