
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 17, Verse 8
Ramayana 2.17.8
पितामहैराचरितं तथैव प्रपितामहैः।।।।अद्योपादाय तं मार्गमभिषिक्तोऽनुपालय।
pitāmahair ācaritaṃ tathaiva prapitāmahaiḥ | adyopādāya taṃ mārgam abhiṣikto 'nupālaya ||
“Consecrated today, uphold and protect the realm by adopting that very path practiced by your grandfathers and great-grandfathers.”