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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.13.45

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Aśvamedha yajña: The horse’s return and completion of the rites. The returning horse is sacrificed with prescribed posts, a Garuḍa-shaped altar and continual hospitality, Daśaratha rewards the priests and requests the rite for sons

In the sequence: with the Aśvamedha completed, Daśaratha asks Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to perform the putrīyā iṣṭi for offspring → Ṛṣyaśṛṅga agrees and again promises four sons.

1.13.45

tato 'bravīd ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ rājā daśarathas tadā
kulasya vardhanaṃ tat tu kartum arhasi suvrata

then king Daśaratha said to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga: “Now you should perform that (rite) for the increase of my line, O you of good vows.”

Words: tato — then; 'bravīd — said; ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ — to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; rājā — the king; daśarathas — Daśaratha; tadā — then; kulasya — of the line; vardhanaṃ — the increase, augmenting; tat — that; tu — indeed, now; kartum — to perform; arhasi — you should, are able; suvrata — O you of good vows

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.