
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Verse 19
Ramayana 2.72.19
एतत्सुरुचिरं भाति पितुर्मे शयनं पुरा।शशिनेवामलं रात्रौ गगनं तोयदात्यये।।2.72.19।।
etat suruciraṃ bhāti pitur me śayanaṃ purā | śaśinevāmalaṃ rātrau gaganaṃ toyadātyaye || 2.72.19 ||
This couch of my father once shone with great beauty—like the spotless night sky lit by the moon when the rainy clouds have passed.