Chapter 55 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 55.15

कालिन्दीमध्यमायाता सीता त्वेनामवन्दत। स्वस्ति देवि तरामि त्वां पारयेन्मे पतिव्रतम्॥ यक्ष्ये त्वां गोसहस्रेण सुराघटशतेन च। स्वस्ति प्रत्यागते रामे पुरीमिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम्॥

kālindīmadhyamāyātā sītā tvenāmavandata| svasti devi tarāmi tvāṃ pārayenme pativratam|| yakṣye tvāṃ gosahasreṇa surāghaṭaśatena ca| svasti pratyāgate rāme purīmikṣvākupālitām||

English Meaning

Having come near the middle of the Kalindi, Sītā prayed to her, saying, 'Hail to you, O goddess! I cross you. If my husband can successfully perform his vow, I will worship you with a thousand cows and an hundred vessels of wine, hail to you, upon Rāma's return to the city ruled by Ikşvāki

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)