Chapter 13 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 13.28

ततो वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सर्व एव द्विजोत्तमाः। ऋष्यशृङ्गं पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञकर्मारभंस्तदा॥ यज्ञवाटं गताः सर्वे यथाशास्त्रं यथाविधि। श्रीमांश्च सह पत्नीभी राजा दीक्षामुपाविशत्॥

tato vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sarva eva dvijottamāḥ| ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ puraskṛtya yajñakarmārabhaṃstadā|| yajñavāṭaṃ gatāḥ sarve yathāśāstraṃ yathāvidhi| śrīmāṃśca saha patnībhī rājā dīkṣāmupāviśat||

English Meaning

Then, with, Rsyasrriga at their head, Vasistha and the other principal Brāhmaṇas wending to the sacrificial ground, began the ceremony, according to the ordinance; and in due form. And the auspicious king, in company with his wives, was initiated into the ceremony.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)