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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.37

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.

1.17.37

brūhi yat prārthitaṃ tubhyaṃ kāryam āgamanaṃ prati
icchāmy anugṛhīto 'haṃ tvadarthaparivṛddhaye

Tell me what task you desire, for which you have come; I wish to be favoured (by fulfilling it), for the furtherance of your purpose.

Words: brūhi — tell, speak; yat — which; prārthitaṃ — desired, sought; tubhyaṃ — by you, for you; kāryam — the task; āgamanaṃ — coming, arrival; prati — regarding, with respect to; icchāmy — I wish; anugṛhīto — favoured; 'haṃ — I; tvadarthaparivṛddhaye — for the furtherance of your purpose

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.