Chapter 73 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 73.15

ऋष्यमूकस्तु पम्पायाः पुरस्तात् पुष्पितद्रुमः॥ सुदुःखारोहणश्चैव शिशुनागाभिरक्षितः। उदारो ब्रह्मणा चैव पूर्वकालेऽभिनिर्मितः॥

ṛṣyamūkastu pampāyāḥ purastāt puṣpitadrumaḥ|| suduḥkhārohaṇaścaiva śiśunāgābhirakṣitaḥ| udāro brahmaṇā caiva pūrvakāle'bhinirmitaḥ||

English Meaning

There stands in front of Pampă the highly inaccessible mount Rşyamūka, ornamented with many a blossoming tree and guarded on all sides by little serpents. That mount is highly munificent. It was created by Brahmā in the days of yore.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)