Chapter 42 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 42.1

कालधर्म गते राम सगरे प्रकृतीजनाः। राजानं रोचयामासुरंशुमन्तं सुधार्मिकम्॥

kāladharma gate rāma sagare prakṛtījanāḥ| rājānaṃ rocayāmāsuraṃśumantaṃ sudhārmikam||

English Meaning

When Sagara had bowed to the influence of Time, the subjects selected the righteous Ansumat for their king.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)