🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.23.14

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 23 · Verse 14

मन्साऽपि कथम् कामम् कुर्यास्त्वम् कामवृत्तयोः ।तयोस्त्वहितयोर्नित्यम् शत्र्वोः पित्रभिधानयोः ॥२-२३-१४॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.23.14 · Devanāgarī reading text

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