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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.22.15

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Story of Kāma: The loss of his body. At the Sarayū–Gaṅgā confluence, Viśvāmitra recounts how Śiva’s fiery gaze destroyed Kāma’s body, the travellers stay at the hermitage

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra identifies the hermitage with Śiva and its munis as his former disciples

1.22.15

tasyāyam āśramaḥ puṇyas tasyeme munayaḥ purā
śiṣyā dharmaparā vīra teṣāṃ pāpaṃ na vidyate

This holy hermitage is his (Śiva's); and these sages here were formerly his disciples, devoted to dharma, O hero; no sin is found in them.

Words: tasyāyam — this is his; āśramaḥ — hermitage; puṇyas — holy; tasyeme — these of his; munayaḥ — the sages; purā — formerly; śiṣyā — disciples; dharmaparā — devoted to dharma; vīra — O hero; teṣāṃ — in them; pāpaṃ — sin; na — not; vidyate — is found

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.