Chapter 16 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 16.14

इदं तु नृपशार्दूल पायसं देवनिर्मितम्। प्रजाकरं गृहाण त्वं धन्यमारोग्यवर्धनम्॥ भार्याणामनुरूपाणामश्नीतेति प्रयच्छ वै। तासु त्वं लप्स्यसे पुत्रान् यदर्थं यजसे नृप॥

idaṃ tu nṛpaśārdūla pāyasaṃ devanirmitam| prajākaraṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ dhanyamārogyavardhanam|| bhāryāṇāmanurūpāṇāmaśnīteti prayaccha vai| tāsu tvaṃ lapsyase putrān yadarthaṃ yajase nṛpa||

English Meaning

O tiger of a king, accept this excellent and divinely-prepared Pāyasa, conferring sons, health, and affluence, which you are to give to your worthy consorts, saying, Partake it. Through them you will, O monarch, obtain sons, for obtaining whom you have performed this sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)