Chapter 14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 14.36

आदित्यः सह चन्द्रेण यथा भूतधरां शुभाम्। बोधयत्यद्य पृथिवीं तथा त्वां बोधयाम्यहम्॥

ādityaḥ saha candreṇa yathā bhūtadharāṃ śubhām| bodhayatyadya pṛthivīṃ tathā tvāṃ bodhayāmyaham||

English Meaning

As the sun in company with the moon enlightens the fair earth containing creatures, so do I to-day enlighten you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)