Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.16

प्रविश्य तु तदा रामो मातुरन्तःपुरं शुभम्। ददर्श मातरं तत्र हावयन्ती हुताशनम्॥

praviśya tu tadā rāmo māturantaḥpuraṃ śubham| dadarśa mātaraṃ tatra hāvayantī hutāśanam||

English Meaning

Rāma entering the auspicious abode of his mother, beheld her thus engaged in the sacrifice to the fire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)