Chapter 74 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 74.13

अन्यदा किल धर्मज्ञा सुरभिः सुरसम्मता। वहमानौ ददर्शोर्त्यां पुत्रौ विगतचेतसौ॥

anyadā kila dharmajñā surabhiḥ surasammatā| vahamānau dadarśortyāṃ putrau vigatacetasau||

English Meaning

Once on a time, it is related by persons cognizant of morality, Surabhi regarded by the celestials, beheld two of her sons toiling on earth and seeming to be deprived of their senses.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)