Chapter 1 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 1.7

ततो रामस्य सत्कृत्य विधिना पावकोपमाः। आजहुस्ते महाभागाः सललं धर्मचारिणः॥

tato rāmasya satkṛtya vidhinā pāvakopamāḥ| ājahuste mahābhāgāḥ salalaṃ dharmacāriṇaḥ||

English Meaning

Then, having received Rāma respectfully according to scriptural prescription, those virtuous ones of eminent piety, resembling fire, procured water (for Rāma).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)