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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.18
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.
1.28.18
adyaiva dīkṣāṃ praviśa bhadraṃ te munipuṃgava
siddhāśramo 'yaṃ siddhaḥ syāt satyam astu vacas tava
“This very day enter upon the consecration, blessings on you, O bull among sages; let this Siddhāśrama be truly a place of perfection — let your word come true.”
Words: adyaiva — this very day; dīkṣāṃ — the consecration, ritual initiation; praviśa — enter upon; bhadraṃ — a blessing; te — to you; munipuṃgava — O bull among sages; siddhāśramo 'yaṃ — this Siddhāśrama; siddhaḥ — perfected, successful; syāt — let it be, may it be; satyam — true; astu — let it be; vacas — word; tava — your
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.