Chapter 89 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 89

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 89.20

मासं स स्त्री तदा भूत्वा रमयत्यनिशं सदा। मासं पुरुषभावेन धर्मबुद्धिं चकार सः॥

māsaṃ sa strī tadā bhūtvā ramayatyaniśaṃ sadā| māsaṃ puruṣabhāvena dharmabuddhiṃ cakāra saḥ||

English Meaning

There upon becoming a man for the next month he began to perform ascetic penances.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)