Chapter 36 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 36.59

संध्यामुपास्य विधिवत्तदा नरवरोत्तमः। प्रवृत्तायां रजन्यां तु सोऽन्तःपुरचरोऽभवत्॥

saṃdhyāmupāsya vidhivattadā naravarottamaḥ| pravṛttāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu so'ntaḥpuracaro'bhavat||

English Meaning

The best among men performed duly the twilight ceremony (Sandhyā). He entered the gynaeceum when the night nad set in.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)