Chapter 66 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 66.16

ततो देवगणान् सर्वांस्तपसाहं प्रसादयम्॥ ददुश्च परमप्रीताश्चतुरङ्गबलं सुराः।

tato devagaṇān sarvāṃstapasāhaṃ prasādayam|| daduśca paramaprītāścaturaṅgabalaṃ surāḥ|

English Meaning

Then I sought to propitiate the deities; and well-pleased, the celestials granted me a Caturanga army.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)