Chapter 48 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 48.24

एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा गौतमो दुष्टचारिणीम्। इममाश्रममुत्सृज्य सिद्धचारणसेविते। हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये तपस्तेपे महातपाः॥

evamuktvā mahātejā gautamo duṣṭacāriṇīm| imamāśramamutsṛjya siddhacāraṇasevite| himavacchikhare ramye tapastepe mahātapāḥ||

English Meaning

Having said this the highly energetic Gautama of rigid austerities, forsaking this hermitage, began to carry on penances on the romantic summit of the Himavat, inhabited by Siddhas and Caranas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)