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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.7

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 18: Viśvāmitra’s request: Rāma’s protection of the sacrifice. Viśvāmitra asks for Rāma to protect his sacrifice from Mārīca & Subāhu, promising the prince’s safety and advancement

In the sequence: he explains that Mārīca and Subāhu repeatedly ruin his observance at its completion by raining flesh and blood on the altar → the observance forbids him from answering with a curse

1.18.7

na ca me krodham utsraṣṭuṃ buddhir bhavati pārthiva
tathābhūtā hi sā caryā na śāpas tatra mucyate

And my mind does not incline to loose forth wrath, O king; for such is that observance that no curse may be uttered therein.

Words: na — not; ca — and; me — my; krodham — wrath; utsraṣṭuṃ — to loose forth, discharge; buddhir — the mind, inclination; bhavati — becomes, is; pārthiva — O king; tathābhūtā — of such a nature; hi — for; sā — that; caryā — observance, discipline; na — not; śāpas — a curse; tatra — therein; mucyate — is loosed, uttered

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.