Chapter 34 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 34.9

दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता। लोकस्य हितकार्यार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम॥

divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantamupāśritā| lokasya hitakāryārthaṃ pravṛttā bhaginī mama||

English Meaning

And in order to compass the welfare of all creatures, my sister is now a noble and charming river of sacred waters, issuing from the Himavat mountains.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)