🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.12.8

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 12 · Verse 8

धर्मार्थ सहितम् युक्तम् श्लक्ष्णम् वचनम् अब्रवीत् ।मम तातप्य मानस्य पुत्रार्थम् नास्ति वै सुखम् ॥१-१२-८॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.8 · Devanāgarī reading text

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