Chapter 97 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 97

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 97.3

प्रत्ययश्च पुरा वृत्तो वैदेह्याः सुरसंनिधौ। शपथश्च कृतस्तत्र तेन वेश्म प्रवेशिता ॥

pratyayaśca purā vṛtto vaidehyāḥ surasaṃnidhau| śapathaśca kṛtastatra tena veśma praveśitā ||

English Meaning

Because Vaidehi formerly underwent a trial in the city of Lankā before the celestials I brought her home.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)