Chapter 16 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 16.15

तथेति नृपतिः प्रीतः शिरसा प्रतिगृह्य ताम्। पात्री देवानसम्पूर्णा देवदत्तां हिरण्मयीम्॥ अभिवाद्य च तद्भूतमद्भुतं प्रियदर्शनम्। मुदा परमया युक्तश्चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम्॥

tatheti nṛpatiḥ prītaḥ śirasā pratigṛhya tām| pātrī devānasampūrṇā devadattāṃ hiraṇmayīm|| abhivādya ca tadbhūtamadbhutaṃ priyadarśanam| mudā paramayā yuktaścakārābhipradakṣiṇam||

English Meaning

Thereupon, saying, So be it, the lord of men delightedly placed that divinely-bestowed golden vessel filled with the divine Payasa upon his head. And having saluted that wonderful being of gracious presence, he in excess of joy began to go round him again and again.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)