Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 21 Shloka 3
Original Shlokaनिवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने क्रियतां मनः।।5.21.3।। न मां प्रार्थयितुं युक्तं सुसिद्धिमिव पापकृत्।
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English Translation
मत्तः from me, मनः mind, निवर्तय turn away, स्वजने in your own wives, मनः mind, क्रियताम् you may fix, पापकृत् sinner, सुसिद्धिमिव like blessedness, माम् me, प्रार्थयितुम् to desire, न युक्तम् it is not proper.
English Commentary
"Turn your mind away from me and fix it on your wives. You should not expect to seek me just as a sinner cannot hope to seek blessedness.