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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.3

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Birth and upbringing of the princes; Viśvāmitra’s arrival. Daśaratha’s four sons are born and grow devoted in pairs, Viśvāmitra arrives and receives the King’s promise to fulfil his request

In the sequence: The narrative returns to the completion of Daśaratha's hayamedha (horse-sacrifice): the Suras depart with their shares, the King returns to Ayodhyā, the visiting rulers leave, and Ṛṣyaśṛṅga departs with Śāntā after receiving honors

1.17.3

yathārhaṃ pūjitās tena rājñā vai pṛthivīśvarāḥ
muditāḥ prayayur deśān praṇamya munipuṃgavam

Duly honoured by that king, the lords of the earth departed joyfully to their lands, having bowed to the bull among sages.

Words: yathārhaṃ — as befitting, duly; pūjitās — honoured; tena — by him; rājñā — the king; vai — indeed; pṛthivīśvarāḥ — the lords of the earth; muditāḥ — joyful, delighted; prayayur — departed, went; deśān — to (their) lands; praṇamya — having bowed; munipuṃgavam — the bull among sages

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.