Chapter 42 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 42.6

कथं गङ्गावतरणं कथं तेषां जलक्रिया। तारयेयं कथं चैतानिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥

kathaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ kathaṃ teṣāṃ jalakriyā| tārayeyaṃ kathaṃ caitāniti cintāparo'bhavat||

English Meaning

He constantly thought as to how Gangă could be brought down, how to perform their watery rites, and how to deliver them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)