Chapter 30 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 30.8

मन्त्रवच्च यथान्यायं यज्ञोऽसौ सम्प्रवर्तते। आकाशे च महाञ्छब्दः प्रादुरासीद् भयानकः॥

mantravacca yathānyāyaṃ yajño'sau sampravartate| ākāśe ca mahāñchabdaḥ prādurāsīd bhayānakaḥ||

English Meaning

And as reciting mantras, they were about to duly engage in that sacrifice, there arose a mighty and dreadful uproar in the sky.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)