Chapter 9 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 9.25

तस्मिाते महासत्त्वे पुष्पवर्ष पपात ह। नभःस्थाने दुन्दुभयो देवानां प्राणदंस्तथा। वाक्यं चैवान्तरिक्षे च साधु साध्विति तत्तदा ॥

tasmiāte mahāsattve puṣpavarṣa papāta ha| nabhaḥsthāne dundubhayo devānāṃ prāṇadaṃstathā| vākyaṃ caivāntarikṣe ca sādhu sādhviti tattadā ||

English Meaning

On that one endowed with great strength having been born, blossoms were showered down from heaven; and celestial kettle-drums were sounded in the heavenly regions. And then there arose the sounds of 'Excellent!'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)