Chapter 65 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 65

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 65.1

अथ हैमवतीं राम दिशं त्यक्त्वा महामुनिः। पूर्वां दिशमनुप्राप्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्॥

atha haimavatīṃ rāma diśaṃ tyaktvā mahāmuniḥ| pūrvāṃ diśamanuprāpya tapastepe sudāruṇam||

English Meaning

Forsaking the northern direction the mighty Muni, O Rāma, betaking himself to the Eastern quarter, became engaged in dreadful austerities.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)