Chapter 45 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 45.26

इति श्रुत्वा हृषीकेशः कामठं रूपमास्थितः॥ पर्वतं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा शिश्ये तत्रोदधौ हरिः।

iti śrutvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ kāmaṭhaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ|| parvataṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā śiśye tatrodadhau hariḥ|

English Meaning

Having heard this, Hrsikesa, or Hari, assuming the form of a tortoise, stood in the sea, supporting the hill on his back.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)