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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.24.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 24: Story of Tāṭakā: Birth, marriage and Agastya’s curse. Brahmā grants Suketu a powerful daughter, Tāṭakā marries Sunda and bears Mārīca, their attack on Agastya brings his transforming curses

In the sequence: enraged by the curse, she laid waste this region associated with Agastya

1.24.12

saiṣā śāpakṛtāmarṣā tāṭakā krodhamūrchitā
deśam utsādayaty enam agastyacaritaṃ śubham

This Tāṭakā, indignant at the curse and senseless with rage, lays waste this fair region once frequented by Agastya.

Words: saiṣā — this one; śāpakṛtāmarṣā — indignant on account of the curse; tāṭakā — Tāṭakā; krodhamūrchitā — senseless with rage; deśam — the region; utsādayaty — lays waste; enam — this; agastyacaritaṃ — frequented by Agastya; śubham — fair, auspicious

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.