Chapter 38 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 38.12

मुनेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा केशिनी रघुनन्दन। पुत्रं वंशकरं राम जग्राह नृपसंनिधौ॥

munestu vacanaṃ śrutvā keśinī raghunandana| putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ rāma jagrāha nṛpasaṃnidhau||

English Meaning

Hearing the ascetic's words, O descendant of Raghu, Kesinī in the presence of the monarch chose, O Rāma, a single son to perpetuate the line.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)