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)