Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.18

विष्णुना सदृशो वीर्ये सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनः। कालाग्निसदृशः क्रोधे क्षमया पृथिवीसमः॥

viṣṇunā sadṛśo vīrye somavatpriyadarśanaḥ| kālāgnisadṛśaḥ krodhe kṣamayā pṛthivīsamaḥ||

English Meaning

In prowess, he is like as Vişnu, and boasts of the personal attractions of the Moon. In anger he resembles the fire raging at the time of dissolution; and in forgiveness, he is like that of the Earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)