Bāla Kāṇḍa 35: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Restrained union and Umā’s curses · 1.35.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.35.1

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Restrained union and Umā’s curses. The Devas interrupt Śiva & Umā’s union, his released energy transforms the earth through Agni & Vāyu, Umā curses the Devas and the earth

In the sequence: The brothers ask for the fuller account of Gaṅgā's three paths

1.35.1

ukta vākye munau tasminn ubhau rāghavalakṣmaṇau
pratinandya kathāṃ vīrāv ūcatur munipuṃgavam

When that sage had spoken, the two heroes, Rāghava and Lakṣmaṇa, welcomed the tale and said to the bull among sages:

Words: ukta vākye — when (his) words were spoken; munau — the sage (loc.); tasminn — that (loc.); ubhau — the two, both; rāghavalakṣmaṇau — Rāghava and Lakṣmaṇa (dual); pratinandya — having welcomed, applauded; kathāṃ — the tale, story; vīrāv — the two heroes; ūcatur — the two said; munipuṃgavam — the bull among sages

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.