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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.54.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 54: Sumantra comforts Kausalyā. He describes Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s curiosity about the forest, but Kausalyā’s grief persists

In the sequence: he assures her that Rāma will adapt and that Lakṣmaṇa finds purpose in serving him

2.54.6

lakṣmaṇaś cāpi rāmasya pādau paricaran vane
ārādhayati dharmajñaḥ paralokaṃ jitendriyaḥ

“And Lakṣmaṇa too, tending Rāma's feet in the forest, knower of dharma and master of his senses, wins the world beyond.”

Words: lakṣmaṇaś — Lakṣmaṇa; cāpi — and also; rāmasya — of Rāma; pādau — the (two) feet; paricaran — tending, serving; vane — in the forest; ārādhayati — wins, propitiates; dharmajñaḥ — knower of dharma; paralokaṃ — the world beyond, next world; jitendriyaḥ — master of his senses

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.