Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 28: Rāma Refuses to Accept Her Request
Text 2.28.13
उपवासश्च कर्तव्यो यथाप्राणेन मैथिलि।
जटाभारश्च कर्तव्यो वल्कलाम्बरधारिणा॥
upavāsaś ca kartavyo yathā-prāṇena maithili
jaṭā-bhāraś ca kartavyo valkalāmbaradhāriṇā
upavāsaḥ ca = engage in fasting; kartavyaḥ = should; yathā-prāṇena = to the best of his ability; maithili = Maithilī; jaṭā-bhāraḥ ca kartavyaḥ = and wear matted hair; valkala-ambaradhāriṇā = one who wears the dress of bark.
Maithilī, one who wears the dress of bark should engage in fasting to the best of his ability and wear matted hair.
devatānām = the devas; pitṝṇām ca = forefathers; kartavyam = one should; vidhi-pūrvakam = according to the scriptural prescriptions; prāptānām = who have arrived; atithīnām = uninvited guests; ca = and; nityaśaḥ = everyday; pratipūjanam = honor.