Chapter 10 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 10.21

शृणु चापि वरो भूयः प्रीतस्येह शुभो मम। हुतानि यानि शीर्षाणि पूर्वमग्नौ त्वयानघ॥ पुनस्तानि भविष्यन्ति तथैव तव राक्षस। वितरामीह ते सौम्य वरं चान्यं दुरासदम्॥ छन्दतस्तव रूपं च मनसा यद्यथेप्सितम्।

śṛṇu cāpi varo bhūyaḥ prītasyeha śubho mama| hutāni yāni śīrṣāṇi pūrvamagnau tvayānagha|| punastāni bhaviṣyanti tathaiva tava rākṣasa| vitarāmīha te saumya varaṃ cānyaṃ durāsadam|| chandatastava rūpaṃ ca manasā yadyathepsitam|

English Meaning

I, having been gratified, will confer on you a fresh boon. O Raksasa, O sinless one, those heads of your which have been offered as sacrifices and which have sunk, into the fire, shall again be your. And, a placid one, I shall also confer on you another boon difficult of being obtained, The form that you shall wish to wear, shall instantly be yours.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)