Verse 17·VR 3.47.17
दद्यात् न प्रतिगृह्णीयात् सत्यम् ब्रूयात् न च अनृतम् || ३-४७-१७ एतत् ब्राह्मण रामस्य व्रतम् ध्रुवम् अनुत्तमम् |
tasya bhraataa tu vaimaatro lakShmaNo naama viiryavaan || 3-47-18 raamasya puruShavyaaghraH sahaayaH samare arihaa |
Translation
"My husband is evermore a renderer but not a recipient, and forever he speaks truth, and not the untruth, least of all. Oh, Brahman, this is the unalterable and unsurpassable vow of Rama. [3-47-17b, 18a]
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47
The Debate of Seetha and Ravana
48 verses · Verse 17 of 48
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