Chapter 69 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 69.9

ततस्तिलोदनं भुक्त्वा पुनः पुनरधःशिराः। तैलेनाभ्यक्तसर्वाङ्गस्तैलमेवान्वगाहत॥

tatastilodanaṃ bhuktvā punaḥ punaradhaḥśirāḥ| tailenābhyaktasarvāṅgastailamevānvagāhata||

English Meaning

Then feeding on rice mixed with sesame, he again and again hanging his head down, dives into oil with his limbs rubbed with oil.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)