Chapter 15 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 15.7

सुप्रीतस्तेन वाक्येन लक्ष्मणस्य महाद्युतिः। विमृशन् रोचयामास देशं सर्वगुणान्वितम्॥ स तं रुचिरमाक्रम्य देशमाश्रमकर्मणि। हस्ते गृहीत्वा हस्तेन रामः सौमित्रिमब्रवीत्॥

suprītastena vākyena lakṣmaṇasya mahādyutiḥ| vimṛśan rocayāmāsa deśaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam|| sa taṃ ruciramākramya deśamāśramakarmaṇi| haste gṛhītvā hastena rāmaḥ saumitrimabravīt||

English Meaning

Well pleased with the words of Lakşınana, that highly effulgent one, after dure reflection, selected a site having every recommendation. Going to that romantic spot for rearing an asylum, Rama, taking the hand of Sumitra's son in his, said to him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)