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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.20.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 20: Vasiṣṭha’s intervention: The promise and Viśvāmitra’s powers. Viśvāmitra threatens to leave, Vasiṣṭha urges Daśaratha to honour his promise and assures him of the ṛṣi’s power to protect Rāma

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra angrily accuses Daśaratha of breaking his word and disgracing his dynasty → he threatens to depart → the earth trembles and the Suras grow afraid at his anger

1.20.4

tasya roṣaparītasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
cacāla vasudhā kṛtsnā viveśa ca bhayaṃ surān

As that wise Viśvāmitra was overcome with wrath, the whole earth trembled, and fear entered the gods.

Words: tasya — of him; roṣaparītasya — overcome with wrath; viśvāmitrasya — of Viśvāmitra; dhīmataḥ — the wise; cacāla — trembled, shook; vasudhā — the earth; kṛtsnā — whole, entire; viveśa — entered; ca — and; bhayaṃ — fear; surān — the gods

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.