Valmiki Ramayana 7.30.40
तदाप्रभृति भूयिष्ठं प्रजा रूपसमन्विताः ।सा तं प्रसादयामास महर्षिं गौतमं तदा॥
tadāprabhṛti bhūyiṣṭhaṃ prajā rūpasamanvitāḥ |sā taṃ prasādayāmāsa maharṣiṃ gautamaṃ tadā ||
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