Chapter 16 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 16.21

ताश्चैवं पायसं प्राप्य नरेन्द्रस्योत्तमस्त्रियः। सम्मानं मेनिरे सर्वाः प्रहर्षोदितचेतसः॥

tāścaivaṃ pāyasaṃ prāpya narendrasyottamastriyaḥ| sammānaṃ menire sarvāḥ praharṣoditacetasaḥ||

English Meaning

Thus the king dispensed the Pāyasa to each and all of his wives. And those foremost wives of the king, having received that Pāyasa, became exceedingly delighted, and considered themselves as highly honoured.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)