Chapter 49 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 49.18

गौतमोऽपि महातेजा अहल्यासहितः सुखी। रामं सम्पूज्य विधिवत् तपस्तेपे महातपाः॥

gautamo'pi mahātejā ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī| rāmaṃ sampūjya vidhivat tapastepe mahātapāḥ||

English Meaning

And the highly energetic Gautama also happy on his union with Ahalyā, honoured Rāma highly, and that one of mighty mortifications then became engaged in austerities.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)