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)