Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 45: The Churning of the Milk Ocean
Text 1.45.15
पूर्वं कृतयुगे राम दितेः पुत्रा महाबलाः।
अदितेश्च महाभाग वीर्यवन्तः सुधार्मिकाः॥
pūrvaṁ kṛta-yuge rāma diteḥ putrā mahā-balāḥ
aditeś ca mahā-bhāga vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ
pūrvam = previously; kṛta-yuge = in Satya-yuga; rāma = Rāma; diteḥ = Diti’s; putrāḥ = sons; mahā-balāḥ = were powerful; aditeḥ = Aditi’s sons; ca = and; mahā-bhāga = O greatly fortunate; vīryavantaḥ = were heroic; sudhārmikāḥ and very devoted to dharma.
O greatly fortunate Rāma, previously, in Satya-yuga, Diti’s sons were powerful and Aditi’s sons were heroic and very devoted to dharma.