Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.65

दर्शयामास चात्मानं समुद्रः सरितां पतिः। समुद्रवचनाच्चैव नलं सेतुमकारयत्॥

darśayāmāsa cātmānaṃ samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ| samudravacanāccaiva nalaṃ setumakārayat||

English Meaning

Then that lord of rivers, the Ocean, showed himself. And agreeably to the advice of the Ocean, Nala constructed a bridge (over the water.)

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)