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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.22.2

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: At dawn Viśvāmitra wakes Rāma for saṃdhyā (twilight worship) → the brothers bathe, offer water, recite the prayer, salute their teacher, and set out

1.22.2

kausalyā suprajā rāma pūrvā saṃdhyā pravartate
uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla kartavyaṃ daivam āhnikam

“Kausalyā is blessed in her son, O Rāma; the eastern twilight is coming on. Arise, O tiger among men; the morning rites due to the gods must be performed.”

Words: kausalyā — Kausalyā; suprajā — blessed with a good son; rāma — O Rāma; pūrvā — the eastern; saṃdhyā — twilight, dawn; pravartate — comes on, sets in; uttiṣṭha — arise; naraśārdūla — O tiger among men; kartavyaṃ — to be performed; daivam — the divine (rite); āhnikam — daily, morning (rite)

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.