Chapter 70 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 70.8

स ददर्श महात्मानं जनकं धर्मवत्सलम्। सोऽभिवाद्य शतानन्दं जनकं चातिधार्मिकम्॥ राजाहं परमं दिव्यमासनं सोऽध्यरोहत।

sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ janakaṃ dharmavatsalam| so'bhivādya śatānandaṃ janakaṃ cātidhārmikam|| rājāhaṃ paramaṃ divyamāsanaṃ so'dhyarohata|

English Meaning

And on coming to Videha, he appeared before the high-souled Janaka addicted to righteousness. And saluting Satānanda as well as the eminently virtuous Janaka, he sat down on an excellent and superb seat worthy of a King.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)