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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.27.3

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Divine weapons: Rāma learns their withdrawal. Rāma learns their withdrawal, permits the embodied powers to depart and asks about the beautiful hermitage ahead

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra teaches their withdrawal and names the associated powers, including Satyavat, Satyakīrti, Kāmarūpa, Moha, Āvaraṇa, and Jṛmbhaka

1.27.3

evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
saṃhāraṃ vyājahārātha dhṛtimān suvrataḥ śuciḥ

As Kākutstha spoke thus, the great sage Viśvāmitra — steadfast, of firm vows, and pure — then declared the means of withdrawal:

Words: evaṃ — thus; bruvati — as (he) spoke; kākutsthe — Kākutstha (loc.); viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; saṃhāraṃ — the withdrawal; vyājahārātha — then declared, uttered; dhṛtimān — steadfast, resolute; suvrataḥ — of firm vows; śuciḥ — pure

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.