Chapter 34 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 34.1

कृतोद्वाहे गते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते च राघव। अपुत्रः पुत्रलाभाय पौत्रीमिष्टिमकल्पयत्॥

kṛtodvāhe gate tasmin brahmadatte ca rāghava| aputraḥ putralābhāya pautrīmiṣṭimakalpayat||

English Meaning

And, O Raghava, when Brahmadatta was married, that sonless one, (Kušanābha), with the intention of obtaining male offspring, took in hand a son-conferring sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)