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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.33.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Story of Kuśanābha: Gādhi’s birth and Viśvāmitra’s lineage. Kuśanābha obtains Gādhi through sacrifice, Viśvāmitra identifies Gādhi as his father and recounts Satyavatī’s transformation into the river Kauśikī

In the sequence: affection for her leads him to dwell near the Himālaya → he left that region for his observance at Siddhāśrama, now successfully completed through Rāma's help. Viśvāmitra closes the family history and urges sleep so the journey will not be delayed

1.33.12

ahaṃ hi niyamād rāma hitvā tāṃ samupāgataḥ
siddhāśramam anuprāpya siddho 'smi tava tejasā

For I, O Rāma, out of my discipline, left her and came here; and having reached Siddhāśrama, I have attained my end through your might.

Words: ahaṃ — I; hi — for, indeed; niyamād — out of discipline, from a vow; rāma — O Rāma; hitvā — having left, abandoned; tāṃ — her; samupāgataḥ — come, arrived; siddhāśramam — Siddhāśrama; anuprāpya — having reached, attained; siddho 'smi — I have succeeded, am accomplished; tava — your; tejasā — by (your) might, energy

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.