Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.4

तं मूर्ध्नि समुपाघ्राय परिष्वज्य यशस्विनम्। अङ्के भरतमारोप्य प्रष्टुं समुपक्रमे॥

taṃ mūrdhni samupāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinam| aṅke bharatamāropya praṣṭuṃ samupakrame||

English Meaning

Then smelling the crown of his head and embracing him and taking that illustrious one on her lap, Kaikeyi addressed him, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)