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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.29.23
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 29: Protection of Siddhāśrama: Rāma’s three astras. Rāma casts Mārīca into the sea with the Mānava astra, kills Subāhu with the Āgneya astra and defeats the remaining rākṣasas with the Vāyavya astra, allowing the yajña to finish
In the sequence: the ṛṣis honor him → the yajña reaches completion → seeing every direction free of calamity, Viśvāmitra declares, “I have accomplished my purpose” → he says that Rāma has carried out his elder’s command and made Siddhāśrama true to its name.
1.29.23
kṛtārtho 'smi mahābāho kṛtaṃ guruvacas tvayā
siddhāśramam idaṃ satyaṃ kṛtaṃ rāma mahāyaśaḥ
“I have accomplished my purpose, O mighty-armed one; my elder's command has been carried out by you. You have made this Siddhāśrama true to its name, O illustrious Rāma.”
Words: kṛtārtho 'smi — I have accomplished my purpose; mahābāho — O mighty-armed one; kṛtaṃ — done, fulfilled; guruvacas — the elder's command, my word; tvayā — by you; siddhāśramam — Siddhāśrama; idaṃ — this; satyaṃ — true; kṛtaṃ — made; rāma — O Rāma; mahāyaśaḥ — O illustrious one
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.