Chapter 6 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 6.47

राक्षसानां समुद्योगं तं तु नारायणः प्रभुः॥ देवदूतादुपश्रुत्य चक्रे युद्धे तदा मनः। ससज्जायुधतूणीरो वैनतेयोपरि स्थितः॥

rākṣasānāṃ samudyogaṃ taṃ tu nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ|| devadūtādupaśrutya cakre yuddhe tadā manaḥ| sasajjāyudhatūṇīro vainateyopari sthitaḥ||

English Meaning

The lord Nārāyana, hearing of the preparations of the Rākşasas from a celestial messenger, set his heart on fight. And equipped with weapons and quivers, he mounted on Vinata's offspring.* *Garuda, Narayana's vehicle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)