Chapter 19 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 19.4

अहं नियममातिष्ठे सिद्ध्यर्थं पुरुषर्षभ। तस्य विघ्नकरौ द्वौ तु राक्षसौ कामरूपिणौ॥

ahaṃ niyamamātiṣṭhe siddhyarthaṃ puruṣarṣabha| tasya vighnakarau dvau tu rākṣasau kāmarūpiṇau||

English Meaning

For celebrating a sacrifice, I, O foremost of men, abide by some prescribed course. And it comes to pass that two Rākşasas assuming shapes at will, have become bent upon disturbing the ceremony.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)