Chapter 37 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 37.1

अभिषिक्ते तु काकुत्स्थे धर्मेण विदितात्मनि। व्यतीता या निशा पूर्वा पौराणां हर्षवर्धिनी॥

abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe dharmeṇa viditātmani| vyatītā yā niśā pūrvā paurāṇāṃ harṣavardhinī||

English Meaning

Kakutstha, knowing himself, being thus duly installed, the first night, enhancing the delight of the citizens, was spent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)