Chapter 14 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 14.29

धूमगन्धं वपायास्तु जिघ्रति स्म नराधिपः। यथाकालं यथान्यायं निर्गुदन् पापमात्मनः॥

dhūmagandhaṃ vapāyāstu jighrati sma narādhipaḥ| yathākālaṃ yathānyāyaṃ nirgudan pāpamātmanaḥ||

English Meaning

The lord of men, desirous of removing his sins, at the proper time smelt the odour of the smoke arising from the fat, agreeably to the scriptures.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)