Chapter 97 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 97

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 97.16

तस्मिंस्तु धरणी देवी बाहुभ्यां गृह्य मैथिलीम्। स्वागतेनाभिनन्द्यैनामासने चोपवेशयत्॥

tasmiṃstu dharaṇī devī bāhubhyāṃ gṛhya maithilīm| svāgatenābhinandyaināmāsane copaveśayat||

English Meaning

Having stretched out her arms and taken Maithilī, the goddess earth welcomed her and placed her on the throne.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)