Chapter 128 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 128

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 128.34

स पुरोगामिभिस्तूर्यैस्तालस्वस्तिकपाणिभिः। प्रव्याहरद्भिर्मुदितैर्मङ्गलानि वृतो ययौ॥

sa purogāmibhistūryaistālasvastikapāṇibhiḥ| pravyāharadbhirmuditairmaṅgalāni vṛto yayau||

English Meaning

He went preceded by men who play on stringed instruments, by people with Karatal and Sustika in their hands and by men chanting delightedly auspicious songs.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)