Chapter 16 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 16.3

स हि तेपे तपस्तीवं दीर्घकालमरिंदमः। येन तुष्टोऽभवद् ब्रह्मा लोककृल्लोकपूर्वजः॥

sa hi tepe tapastīvaṃ dīrghakālamariṃdamaḥ| yena tuṣṭo'bhavad brahmā lokakṛllokapūrvajaḥ||

English Meaning

He, O repressor of foes, had for a long course of time performed rigid austerities; and thereat, that creator of all, the first-create Brahmā, was well pleased.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)