Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Bālakāṇḍa · 2.36
यावद् रामस्य च कथा त्वत्कृता प्रचरिष्यति तावद् ऊर्ध्वम् अधश् च त्वं मल्लोकेषु निवत्स्यसि
yāvad rāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati tāvad ūrdhvam adhaś ca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi
“While the Ramayana's ancient strain remains glorious on earth, you shall rise to higher spheres and dwell with me above the skies. (trans. R.T.H. Griffith)”
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