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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 79: Guha accepts Bharata’s purpose. Bharata denies seeking Rāma’s death and asks the way to Bharadvāja, Guha offers guides and praises his refusal of the Kingdom

In the sequence: relieved, Guha praises his willingness to surrender an unasked-for Kingdom

2.79.13

śāśvatī khalu te kīrtir lokān anucariṣyati
yas tvaṃ kṛcchragataṃ rāmaṃ pratyānayitum icchasi

Everlasting, surely, will be your fame, ranging through the worlds — you who wish to bring back Rāma, fallen into hardship.

Words: śāśvatī — everlasting; khalu — surely, indeed; te — your; kīrtir — fame; lokān — through the worlds; anucariṣyati — will range, pervade; yas — you who; tvaṃ — you; kṛcchragataṃ — fallen into hardship; rāmaṃ — Rāma; pratyānayitum — to bring back; icchasi — you wish

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.