Chapter 12 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 12.2

ततः प्रणम्य शिरसा तं विप्रं देववर्णिनम्। यज्ञाय वरयामास संतानार्थं कुलस्य च।२।।

tataḥ praṇamya śirasā taṃ vipraṃ devavarṇinam| yajñāya varayāmāsa saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya ca|2||

English Meaning

Then bowing down the head before the Vipra effulgent like a celestial, he appointed him to undertake the ceremony, for the purpose of obtaining offspring to perpetuate his line.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)