Chapter 70 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 70.5

इयं मधुपुरी रम्या मधुरा देवनिर्मिता। निवेशं प्राप्नुयाच्छीघ्रमेष मेऽस्तु वरः परः॥

iyaṃ madhupurī ramyā madhurā devanirmitā| niveśaṃ prāpnuyācchīghrameṣa me'stu varaḥ paraḥ||

English Meaning

Let this picturesque and charming city of Madhu, built by the celestials, by my capital; this is the only excellent boon I can beg.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)