Chapter 37 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 37.20

निक्षिप्तमात्रे गर्भे तु तेजोभिरभिरञ्जितम्। सर्वं पर्वतसंनद्धं सौवर्णमभवद् वनम्॥

nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu tejobhirabhirañjitam| sarvaṃ parvatasaṃnaddhaṃ sauvarṇamabhavad vanam||

English Meaning

As soon as the embryo was brought forth, the woods adjoining the mountain, being overspread with that energy, were turned into gold.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)