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)