Chapter 88 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 88

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 88.7

तपन्तं च तपस्तीव्रमम्भोमध्ये दुरासदम्। यशस्करं कामकरं कारुण्ये पर्यवस्थितम्॥

tapantaṃ ca tapastīvramambhomadhye durāsadam| yaśaskaraṃ kāmakaraṃ kāruṇye paryavasthitam||

English Meaning

Having compassion for all creatures Budha, at that time, was performing, hard, glorious and wished-for austerities within waters.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)