Chapter 50 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 50

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 50.11

यज्ञोपसदनं ब्रह्मन् प्राप्तोऽसि मुनिभिः सह। द्वादशाहं तु ब्रह्मर्षे दीक्षामाहुर्मनीषिणः॥ ततो भागार्थिनो देवान् द्रष्टुमर्हसि कौशिक।

yajñopasadanaṃ brahman prāpto'si munibhiḥ saha| dvādaśāhaṃ tu brahmarṣe dīkṣāmāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ|| tato bhāgārthino devān draṣṭumarhasi kauśika|

English Meaning

Twelve days, O Brahmarși, have been fixed for the period of initiation by the sages. On the expiry of that term, you will, O Kausika, behold the celestials come to the sacrifice for claiming their respective shares.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)