Valmiki Ramayana 7.96.20
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि तपश्चर्या मया कृता ।नोपाश्नीयां फलं तस्या दुष्टेयं यदि मैथिली॥
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi tapaścaryā mayā kṛtā |nopāśnīyāṃ phalaṃ tasyā duṣṭeyaṃ yadi maithilī ||
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