Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 24
लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः
Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons
आहरिष्यामि ते नित्यं मूलानि च फलानि च।वन्यानि यानि चान्यानि स्वाहाराणि तपस्विनाम्।।।।
āhariṣyāmi te nityaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca | vanyāni yāni cānyāni svāhārāṇi tapasvinām ||
মই নিত্য আপোনাৰ বাবে মূল আৰু ফল, আৰু তপস্বীৰ আহাৰযোগ্য আন সকলো বনীয়া খাদ্যো সংগ্ৰহ কৰি আনিম।
When you go about for pleasure on mountain slopes along with Sita, I shall do everything for you, whether you are awake or asleep.
FAQs
Dharma of simplicity and disciplined living: Lakṣmaṇa commits to sustaining Rāma in a tapasvin-like mode—pure, minimal, and appropriate to exile.
Lakṣmaṇa explains how he will provide daily necessities in the forest, aligning their life with ascetic standards.
Diligence and humility—he embraces menial, repetitive tasks as sacred service.