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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.17

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Story of Siddhāśrama: Vāmana’s three strides. Viśvāmitra recounts Vāmana’s three strides and the restoration of Indra’s realm, then begins his observance with the brothers as guards

In the sequence: after resting, the brothers ask him to enter dīkṣā that very day and make Siddhāśrama truly a place of accomplishment → he enters dīkṣā (ritual initiation) → the princes pass the night there and salute him at dawn.

1.28.17

muhūrtam atha viśrāntau rājaputrāv ariṃdamau
prāñjalī muniśārdūlam ūcatū raghunandanau

Then, having rested a while, the two princes, tamers of foes, delights of the Raghus, with palms joined said to the tiger among sages:

Words: muhūrtam — for a while, a moment; atha — then; viśrāntau — the two, having rested; rājaputrāv — the two princes; ariṃdamau — tamers of foes (dual); prāñjalī — with palms joined (dual); muniśārdūlam — to the tiger among sages; ūcatū — the two said; raghunandanau — the two delights of the Raghus (dual)

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.