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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.4

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: he recounts how Bali, son of Virocana, conquered the Devas and held their realm → while Bali performed a great sacrifice, the Devas led by Agni asked Viṣṇu to intervene before its completion

1.28.4

bales tu yajamānasya devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ
samāgamya svayaṃ caiva viṣṇum ūcur ihāśrame

But while Bali was performing a sacrifice, the gods, with Agni at their head, having assembled, themselves spoke to Viṣṇu here in the hermitage:

Words: bales — of Bali; tu — but; yajamānasya — of him performing sacrifice; devāḥ — the gods; sāgnipurogamāḥ — with Agni at their head; samāgamya — having assembled; svayaṃ — themselves; caiva — and; viṣṇum — to Viṣṇu; ūcur — said; ihāśrame — here in the hermitage

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.