Chapter 5 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 5.6

वरप्राप्ति पितुस्ते तु ज्ञात्वैश्वर्यं तपोबलात्। तपस्तप्तुं गता मेरुं भ्रातरः कृतनिश्चयाः॥

varaprāpti pituste tu jñātvaiśvaryaṃ tapobalāt| tapastaptuṃ gatā meruṃ bhrātaraḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ||

English Meaning

And learning that their father had received a boon by virtue of his power proceeding from asceticism, the brothers, firmly resolved, went to Meru for practising penances.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)