Chapter 42 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 42.27

शृङ्गे तस्य महद्दिव्यं भवनं सूर्यसंनिभम्। प्रासादगणसम्बाधं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा॥ शोभितं तरुभिश्चित्रै नापक्षिसमाकुलैः। निकेतं पाशहस्तस्य वरुणस्य महात्मनः॥

śṛṅge tasya mahaddivyaṃ bhavanaṃ sūryasaṃnibham| prāsādagaṇasambādhaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā|| śobhitaṃ tarubhiścitrai nāpakṣisamākulaiḥ| niketaṃ pāśahastasya varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ||

English Meaning

On its peak rises an edifice; resembling the sun (in splendour); consisting of palatial mansions built by Viśvakarmā; and graced by goodly trees rife with various birds,-the residence of the high-souled Varuna, bearing the noose in his hand.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)