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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.101.28

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 101: Rāma rejects Jābāli’s advice. A ruler’s actions guide his subjects, truth sustains trust and no worldly gain justifies breaking his father’s promise

In the sequence: he renews his intention to live with restraint in the forest and fulfill the vow through his own actions.

2.101.28

karmabhūmim imāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yac chubham
agnir vāyuś ca somaś ca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ

Having attained this land of (ritual) action, one should perform whatever deed is auspicious; Agni, Vāyu, and Soma partake of the fruits of men's rites.

Words: karmabhūmim imāṃ — this land of action; prāpya — having reached; kartavyaṃ karma — the deed to be done; yac chubham — whatever is auspicious; agnir — Agni; vāyuś ca — and Vāyu; somaś ca — and Soma; karmaṇāṃ — of (ritual) actions; phalabhāginaḥ — sharers in the fruit

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.