Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 24: The History of Sarayū
Text 1.24.28
इमौ जनपदौ नित्यं विनाशयति राघव।
मलदांश्च करूशांश्च ताटका दुष्टचारिणी॥
imau janapadau nityaṁ vināśayati rāghava
maladāṁś ca karūśāṁś ca tāṭakā duṣṭa-cāriṇī
imau = these two; janapadau = regions; nityam = constantly; vināśayati = destroys; rāghava = O Rāghava; maladām ca = Malada; karūśām ca = and Karūśa; tāṭakā = Tāṭakā; duṣṭa-cāriṇī = of evil actions.
O Rāghava, Tāṭakā of evil actions constantly destroys these two regions, Malada and Karūśa.