Chapter 24 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 24.19

निर्मलो निष्करूषश्च शुद्ध इन्द्रो यथाभवत्॥ ततो देशस्य सुप्रीतो वरं प्रादादनुत्तमम्। इमौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ ख्याति लोके गमिष्यतः॥ मलदाश्च करूषाश्च ममाङ्गमलधारिणौ।

nirmalo niṣkarūṣaśca śuddha indro yathābhavat|| tato deśasya suprīto varaṃ prādādanuttamam| imau janapadau sphītau khyāti loke gamiṣyataḥ|| maladāśca karūṣāśca mamāṅgamaladhāriṇau|

English Meaning

And thereat Indra becoming purified, attained his former brightness, and looked like to gold. And mightily pleased with this region, he conferred on it an excellent boon, saying, Since these two places have held excreta from my body, the going by the names of Maladā and Kārūsa, shall attain exceeding prosperity and fame among men.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)