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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.36

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: he honors Viśvāmitra's rise from rājarṣi to brahmarṣi → he asks what wish he can fulfill and promises to carry out the purpose of the visit completely and without hesitation → Viśvāmitra is delighted by the welcome.

1.17.36

tad adbhutam idaṃ vipra pavitraṃ paramaṃ mama
śubhakṣetragataś cāhaṃ tava saṃdarśanāt prabho

This is a wonder to me, O brahmin, a supreme sanctification for me; and by the sight of you, O lord, I am as one come to a holy place of pilgrimage.

Words: tad — that, this; adbhutam — a wonder, marvel; idaṃ — this; vipra — O brahmin; pavitraṃ — sanctification, purification; paramaṃ — supreme; mama — for me; śubhakṣetragataś — gone to a holy field (of pilgrimage); cāhaṃ — and I; tava — of you; saṃdarśanāt — by the sight; prabho — O lord

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.