Chapter 27 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 27.13

ततस्तस्य नगस्याग्रे ह्याकाशस्थस्य दन्तिनः॥ भ; परिगृहीतस्य जानकी स्कन्धमाश्रिता। भर्तुरङ्कात् समुत्पत्य ततः कमललोचना।। चन्द्रसूर्यौ मया दृष्टा पाणिभ्यां परिमार्जती॥

tatastasya nagasyāgre hyākāśasthasya dantinaḥ|| bha; parigṛhītasya jānakī skandhamāśritā| bharturaṅkāt samutpatya tataḥ kamalalocanā|| candrasūryau mayā dṛṣṭā pāṇibhyāṃ parimārjatī||

English Meaning

And the lotus-eyed Jānakī, on the top of the hill situate on the welkin, first fell on the lap of her husband and then stationed herself on the neck of the elephant guided by her husband. Then I saw Sītā rubbing the Sun and the Moon with her two hands.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)