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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.39.7

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā. She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa is faithfully caring for him, and Sītā has freely chosen to share his hardships

2.39.7

kīrtibhūtāṃ patākāṃ yo loke bhrāmayati prabhuḥ
damasatyavrataparaḥ kiṃ na prāptas tavātmajaḥ

The lord who waves aloft in the world a banner that is his very fame, devoted to self-restraint and to the vow of truth — what has your son not attained?

Words: kīrtibhūtāṃ — that has become his fame; patākāṃ — banner, flag; yo — who; loke — in the world; bhrāmayati — causes to wave, whirls about; prabhuḥ — the lord, master; damasatyavrataparaḥ — intent on restraint and the vow of truth; kiṃ na prāptas — what has he not attained; tavātmajaḥ — your son

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.