Chapter 48 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 48.19

गौतमं स ददर्शाथ प्रविशन्तं महामुनिम्॥ देवदानवदुर्धर्षं तपोबलसमन्वितम्। तीर्थोदकपरिक्लिनं दीप्यमानमिवानलम्॥ गृहीतसमिधं तत्र सकुशं मुनिपुङ्गवम्।

gautamaṃ sa dadarśātha praviśantaṃ mahāmunim|| devadānavadurdharṣaṃ tapobalasamanvitam| tīrthodakapariklinaṃ dīpyamānamivānalam|| gṛhītasamidhaṃ tatra sakuśaṃ munipuṅgavam|

English Meaning

Just at this time, Indra saw that mighty ascetic Gautama entering, that foremost of anchorets, incapable of being repressed by the deities and the Dānavas, and equipped with ascetic energy, having based in the waters of holy spots, and flaming like fire, carrying faggots and Kuća grass.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)