Chapter 57 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 57.8

तमिक्ष्वाकुर्महातेजा जातमात्रमनिन्दितम्। ववे पुरोधसं सौम्य वंशस्यास्य हिताय नः।।।।।

tamikṣvākurmahātejā jātamātramaninditam| vave purodhasaṃ saumya vaṃśasyāsya hitāya naḥ|||||

English Meaning

O gentle one, the highly effulgent Iksavāku appointed that blameless Rși as the priest of our family as soon as he was born.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)