Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.4

ततो रसातलं रक्षः प्रविष्टः पयसां निधिम्। दैत्योरगगणाध्युष्टं वरुणेन सुरक्षितम्॥

tato rasātalaṃ rakṣaḥ praviṣṭaḥ payasāṃ nidhim| daityoragagaṇādhyuṣṭaṃ varuṇena surakṣitam||

English Meaning

Then the Rākṣasa entered the region of waters the abode of Daityas and serpents, well protected by Varuna.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)