Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.24: 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 ||
ഞാൻ നിത്യവും നിങ്ങൾക്കായി കിഴങ്ങുകളും ഫലങ്ങളും, തപസ്വികൾക്ക് ആഹാരമായ മറ്റു വന്യഭക്ഷണങ്ങളും ശേഖരിച്ച് കൊണ്ടുവരും.
When you go about for pleasure on mountain slopes along with Sita, I shall do everything for you, whether you are awake or asleep.
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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.
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