Chapter 5 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 5.7

तां तु राजा दशरथो महाराष्ट्रविवर्धनः। पुरीमावासयामास दिवि देवपतिर्यथा॥

tāṃ tu rājā daśaratho mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ| purīmāvāsayāmāsa divi devapatiryathā||

English Meaning

That one bringing prosperity into great kingdoms, King Dasaratha, lived in that city, like that of the lord of the deities inhabiting the celestial regions.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)