Chapter 15 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 15.16

तमब्रुवन् सुराः सर्वे समभिष्ट्रय संनताः॥ त्वां नियोक्ष्यामहे विष्णो लोकानां हितकाम्यया।

tamabruvan surāḥ sarve samabhiṣṭraya saṃnatāḥ|| tvāṃ niyokṣyāmahe viṣṇo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā|

English Meaning

And bending low before him, the deities spoke to him saying, O Vişnu, for the benefit of the worlds, we shall appoint you to some work.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)