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)