Chapter 5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 5.9

इत्युक्त्वा स तदा राममुपवासं यतव्रतः। मन्त्रवत् कारयामास वैदेह्या सहितं शुचिः॥

ityuktvā sa tadā rāmamupavāsaṃ yatavrataḥ| mantravat kārayāmāsa vaidehyā sahitaṃ śuciḥ||

English Meaning

Having said this, that pure spirited one, observing own with mantras, made Rāma fast along with Sītā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)