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)