Chapter 81 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 81

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 81.20

कृतोदका नरव्याघ्र आदित्यं पर्युपासते। स तैाह्मणमभ्यस्तं सहितैर्ब्रह्मवित्तमैः। रविरस्तंगतो राम गच्छोदकमुपस्पृश ॥

kṛtodakā naravyāghra ādityaṃ paryupāsate| sa taiāhmaṇamabhyastaṃ sahitairbrahmavittamaiḥ| ravirastaṃgato rāma gacchodakamupaspṛśa ||

English Meaning

Having accepted adoration in the shape of Vedic hymns chanted by Brāhmaṇas, wellversed in Vedas, the illustrious Aditya is about to be set. Therefore, O Rāma, do you perform the ceremony.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)