Chapter 8 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 8.16

ततः स गत्वा ताः पत्नीनरेन्द्रो हृदयंगमाः॥ उवाच दीक्षां विशत यक्ष्येऽहं सुतकारणात् ।

tataḥ sa gatvā tāḥ patnīnarendro hṛdayaṃgamāḥ|| uvāca dīkṣāṃ viśata yakṣye'haṃ sutakāraṇāt |

English Meaning

And coming there, that lord of men said to his favourite wives, Do you know it for certain that in order to obtain a son I am going to perform a sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)