Chapter 117 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 117.15

त्रील्लोकान्धारयन्राम देवगन्धर्वदानवान्। अहं ते हृदयं राम जिह्वा देवी सरस्वती॥ देवा रोमाणि गात्रेषु ब्रह्मणा निर्मिताः प्रभो। निमेषस्ते स्मृता रात्रिरुन्मेषो दिवसस्तथा॥

trīllokāndhārayanrāma devagandharvadānavān| ahaṃ te hṛdayaṃ rāma jihvā devī sarasvatī|| devā romāṇi gātreṣu brahmaṇā nirmitāḥ prabho| nimeṣaste smṛtā rātrirunmeṣo divasastathā||

English Meaning

O Rāma, you did uphold three creations-the celestials, the Gandharvas and the Dănvas. O Rāma I am your heart, the worshipful Sarasvati (Goddess of learning) is your tongue and all other celestials, O lord, created by Brahmă are your down. The closing of your eye is the night and the opening is the day.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)