Ayodhya Kaanda
93 - Dialogue between Indra and his preceptor (the sage Brhaspati)
Chaupais
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"Hear our advice, O king of gods! A devotee is supremely dear to Sri Rama; He is gratified through service rendered to His devotees, and bears great enmity to those who are hostile to them. Even though the Lord is alike to all without either love or anger and receives neither sin nor virtue, neither merit nor demerit, and even though He has made Fate the ruling factor in this world, so that one reaps what one sows, yet according as one possesses the heart of a devotee or an unbeliever He appears to be impartial or hostile in His dealings. Though devoid of attributes, unattached, free from pride and ever unchanged, Sri Rama has assumed a form with attributes yielding to the love of His devotees. Sri Rama has ever respected the wishes of His devotees: the Vedas and Puranas as well as saints and gods can bear testimony to this. Bearing this in mind give up perversity and cherish ideal love for Bharata's feet."