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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.26.23

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Divine weapons: Viśvāmitra grants the powers. Viśvāmitra teaches the weapon-mantras, the powers appear and offer service, Rāma asks them to answer whenever summoned

In the sequence: pure and composed, Viśvāmitra stands facing east and murmurs the mantras → the weapons appear in person before Rāma, join their palms, and offer themselves as his servants

1.26.23

ūcuś ca muditā rāmaṃ sarve prāñjalayas tadā
ime sma paramodāra kiṃkarās tava rāghava

And, delighted, all of them then spoke to Rāma with palms joined: “Here we are, O most noble Rāghava — we are your servants.”

Words: ūcuś — they said; ca — and; muditā — delighted; rāmaṃ — to Rāma; sarve — all; prāñjalayas — with palms joined; tadā — then; ime — these, here (we); sma — indeed (particle); paramodāra — O most noble one; kiṃkarās — servants; tava — your; rāghava — O Rāghava

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.