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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.19

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.

1.28.19

evam ukto mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
praviveśa tadā dīkṣāṃ niyato niyatendriyaḥ

Addressed thus, the great sage Viśvāmitra of great splendour then entered upon the consecration, self-restrained, his senses controlled.

Words: evam ukto — addressed thus; mahātejā — of great splendour; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; praviveśa — entered; tadā — then; dīkṣāṃ — the consecration; niyato — self-restrained; niyatendriyaḥ — his senses controlled

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.