Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.41

गतः खलु महाराजो ब्रह्मलोकं जलेश्वरः। गान्धर्वं वरुणः श्रोतुं यं त्वमाह्वयसे युधि ॥

gataḥ khalu mahārājo brahmalokaṃ jaleśvaraḥ| gāndharvaṃ varuṇaḥ śrotuṃ yaṃ tvamāhvayase yudhi ||

English Meaning

O great king Varuņa's sons are slain and the lord of waters, whom you are inviting for battle, has gone to the region of Brahma, to hear songs.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)