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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.33.2

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: his father Kuśa appears during the sacrifice and promises him a righteous son named Gādhi, then returns to Brahmā's world

1.33.2

iṣṭyāṃ tu vartamānāyāṃ kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kuśo brahmasutas tadā

As the sacrifice was proceeding, Kuśa, the son of Brahmā, then, exceedingly pleased, said to King Kuśanābha, lord of the earth:

Words: iṣṭyāṃ — in the sacrifice (loc.); tu — and; vartamānāyāṃ — proceeding, going on (loc. abs.); kuśanābhaṃ — Kuśanābha; mahīpatim — the lord of the earth; uvāca — said; paramaprītaḥ — exceedingly pleased; kuśo — Kuśa; brahmasutas — the son of Brahmā; tadā — then

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.