Chapter 90 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 90.1

भरद्वाजाश्रमं गत्वा क्रोशादेव नरर्षभः। जनं सर्वमवस्थाप्य जगाम सह मन्त्रिभिः॥ पद्भ्यामेव तु धर्मज्ञो न्यस्तशस्त्रपरिच्छदः। वसानो वाससी क्षौमे पुरोधाय पुरोहितम्॥

bharadvājāśramaṃ gatvā krośādeva nararṣabhaḥ| janaṃ sarvamavasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ|| padbhyāmeva tu dharmajño nyastaśastraparicchadaḥ| vasāno vāsasī kṣaume purodhāya purohitam||

English Meaning

Having arrived at (the neighbourhood of) Bharadvāja's asylum, that foremost of men while it was a krosa (to the destination), left his forces behind and went thither, accompanied by his counsellors alone. And leaving his attire and arms, and clad in a silk cloth, that pious one placing the priest in front, went on foot.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)