Chapter 46 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 46

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 46.16

दृष्ट्वा तामशुचिं शक्रः पादयोः कृतमूर्धजाम्। शिरः स्थाने कृतौ पादौ जहास च मुमोद च॥

dṛṣṭvā tāmaśuciṃ śakraḥ pādayoḥ kṛtamūrdhajām| śiraḥ sthāne kṛtau pādau jahāsa ca mumoda ca||

English Meaning

And thereupon seeing her resting her feet at the place where she should place her head, and consequently unclean, Śakra was exceedingly delighted, and smiled.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)