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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.33

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Aśvamedha yajña: Construction, invitations and hospitality. Vasiṣṭha organizes construction, food and lodging, Sumantra invites the guests and Daśaratha enters the enclosure to begin the rites

In the sequence: on an auspicious day Daśaratha enters the sacrificial enclosure → the ṛtvijs begin with Ṛṣyaśṛṅga at their head.

1.12.33

tathā vasiṣṭhavacanād ṛṣyaśṛṅgasya cobhayoḥ
śubhe divasa nakṣatre niryāto jagatīpatiḥ

So, at the word of both Vasiṣṭha and Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, on an auspicious day and under a favourable constellation, the lord of the earth went forth.

Words: tathā — so; vasiṣṭhavacanād — at the word of Vasiṣṭha; ṛṣyaśṛṅgasya — of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; cobhayoḥ — and of both; śubhe — auspicious; divasa — day; nakṣatre — (under a) constellation; niryāto — went forth; jagatīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.