Chapter 89 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 89

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 89.22

बुधस्तु पुरुषीभूतं स वै संवत्सरान्तरम्। कथाभी रमयामास धर्मयुक्ताभिरात्मवान्॥

budhastu puruṣībhūtaṃ sa vai saṃvatsarāntaram| kathābhī ramayāmāsa dharmayuktābhirātmavān||

English Meaning

There upon after a year Ilā having regained the male form, Budha by means of various words afforded delight to him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)