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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.35.19

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 Devas honor Śiva and Umā

1.35.19

athomāṃ ca śivaṃ caiva devāḥ sarṣi gaṇās tadā
pūjayām āsur atyarthaṃ suprītamanasas tataḥ

Then the gods, together with the throngs of seers, exceedingly honoured Umā and Śiva, with well-pleased hearts.

Words: athomāṃ — then Umā; ca — and; śivaṃ — Śiva; caiva — and; devāḥ — the gods; sarṣi gaṇās — together with the throngs of seers; tadā — then; pūjayām āsur — honoured, worshipped; atyarthaṃ — exceedingly, beyond measure; suprītamanasas — with well-pleased hearts; tataḥ — 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.