Chapter 40 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 40.13

यदा पर्वणि काकुत्स्थ विश्रमार्थं महागजः। खेदाच्चालयते शीर्ष भूमिकम्पस्तदा भवेत्॥

yadā parvaṇi kākutstha viśramārthaṃ mahāgajaḥ| khedāccālayate śīrṣa bhūmikampastadā bhavet||

English Meaning

And, O Kākutstha, when on sacred days the mighty elephant, from fatigue, shake his head, then takes place the earthquake.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)