Chapter 6 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 6.45

माल्यवन्तं तु ते सर्वे माल्यवन्तमिवाचलम् ॥ निशाचरा आश्रयन्ति धातारमिव देवताः।

mālyavantaṃ tu te sarve mālyavantamivācalam || niśācarā āśrayanti dhātāramiva devatāḥ|

English Meaning

Even as the gods take refuge under Dhātā, the night-rangers take refuge under Mālyavân resembling the mountain, Mälyavān.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)