अन्तर्वत्न्यागते काले यमौ सा सुषुवे सुतौ । कुशो लव इति ख्यातौ तयोश्चक्रे क्रिया मुनि: ॥ ११ ॥
antarvatny agate kale yamau sa susuve sutau kuso lava iti khyatau tayos cakre kriya munih
- antarvatni
- the pregnant wife
- agate
- arrived
- kale
- in due course of time
- yamau
- twins
- sa
- Sitadevi
- susuve
- gave birth to
- sutau
- two sons
- kusah
- Kusa
- lavah
- Lava
- iti
- thus
- khyatau
- celebrated
- tayoh
- of them
- cakre
- performed
- kriyah
- the ritualistic ceremonies of birth
- munih
- the great sage Valmiki.
When the time came, the pregnant mother Sitadevi gave birth to twin sons, later celebrated as Lava and Kusa. The ritualistic ceremonies for their birth were performed by Valmiki Muni.