Valmiki Ramayana 7.76.17
तस्य दीक्षा समाप्ता हि ब्रह्मर्षेः सुमहाद्युतेः ।द्वादशं हि गतं वर्षं जलशय्यां समासतः॥
tasya dīkṣā samāptā hi brahmarṣeḥ sumahādyuteḥ |dvādaśaṃ hi gataṃ varṣaṃ jalaśayyāṃ samāsataḥ ||
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