Chapter 11 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 11.7

पुत्राश्चास्य भविष्यन्ति चत्वारोऽमितविक्रमाः। वंशप्रतिष्ठानकराः सर्वभूतेषु विश्रुताः॥ एवं स देवप्रवरः पूर्वं कथितवान् कथाम्। सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरा देवयुगे प्रभुः॥

putrāścāsya bhaviṣyanti catvāro'mitavikramāḥ| vaṃśapratiṣṭhānakarāḥ sarvabhūteṣu viśrutāḥ|| evaṃ sa devapravaraḥ pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām| sanatkumāro bhagavān purā devayuge prabhuḥ||

English Meaning

And four sons will be born to him of immeasurable prowess, bringing fame to the family, and known by all.' Thus spoke formerly in the divine age, that worshipful and foremost of deities, Sanatkumāra.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)