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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: The chariot departs. Sumitrā counsels Lakṣmaṇa, crowds and parents follow, Daśaratha calls for a halt while Rāma urges Sumantra onward

In the sequence: Sumitrā tells Lakṣmaṇa to serve Rāma attentively: he should regard Rāma as his father, Sītā as his mother, and the forest as Ayodhyā

2.35.6

vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatir eṣa tavānagha
eṣa loke satāṃ dharmo yaj jyeṣṭhavaśago bhavet

Whether in distress or in prosperity, he is your refuge, O blameless one; this is the law of the good in the world, that one should be obedient to his elder.

Words: vyasanī — in distress, afflicted; vā — or; samṛddho — prosperous, thriving; vā — or; gatir — refuge, resort; eṣa — this (one), he; tavānagha — for you, O blameless one; eṣa — this; loke — in the world; satāṃ — of the good; dharmo — law, duty; yaj — that; jyeṣṭhavaśago — obedient to the elder; bhavet — one should be

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.