Chapter 32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 32.9

अगस्त्यं कौशिकं चैव तावुभौ ब्राह्मणोत्तमौ। अर्चयाहूय सौमित्रे रत्नैः सस्यमिवाम्बुभिः॥

agastyaṃ kauśikaṃ caiva tāvubhau brāhmaṇottamau| arcayāhūya saumitre ratnaiḥ sasyamivāmbubhiḥ||

English Meaning

O son of Sumiträ, do you invite the excellent Brāhmaṇas, Agastya and Viśvāmitra, and adore them, O Raghava, by conferring upon them gems, as people cherish corn with water.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)