Chapter 71 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 71.13

इत्युक्त्वा मूर्ध्नि शत्रुघ्नमुपाघ्राय महामतिः। आतिथ्यमकरोत्तस्य ये च तस्य पदानुगाः॥

ityuktvā mūrdhni śatrughnamupāghrāya mahāmatiḥ| ātithyamakarottasya ye ca tasya padānugāḥ||

English Meaning

Saying this the high-minded Vālmīki smelled his crown and made arrangements for his reception as well as that of his followers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)