Chapter 119 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 119.5

अग्निहेत्रे च ऋषिणा हुते च विधिपूर्वकम्। कपोताङ्गारुणो धूमो दृश्यते पवनोद्धतः॥

agnihetre ca ṛṣiṇā hute ca vidhipūrvakam| kapotāṅgāruṇo dhūmo dṛśyate pavanoddhataḥ||

English Meaning

The smoke arising from the fire-sacrifice duly performed by the ascetics, reddish like the hue of the pigeon's neck, is seen, wafted by the wind.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)