Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.38
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौसल्या चिरकालाभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।हर्ष्बाष्पकलं वाक्यमिदं राम मभाषत॥
etacchrutvā tu kausalyā cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam |harṣbāṣpakalaṃ vākyamidaṃ rāma mabhāṣata ||
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