Chapter 60 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 60.2

ततः प्रभाते विमले कृतपूर्वाहिणकक्रियः। अभिचक्राम काकुत्स्थो दर्शनं पौरकार्यवित्॥

tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtapūrvāhiṇakakriyaḥ| abhicakrāma kākutstho darśanaṃ paurakāryavit||

English Meaning

And it came to pass that one bright morning, after having performed his first diurnal rites, Käkutstha, understanding the ways of the citizens, became anxious to present himself at a spot when he could observe the citizens.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)