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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.35.2

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

1.35.2

dharmayuktam idaṃ brahman kathitaṃ paramaṃ tvayā
duhituḥ śailarājasya jyeṣṭhāya vaktum arhasi

“This most excellent tale, in accord with dharma, has been told by you, O brahmin; you should now speak of the eldest daughter of the mountain-king.

Words: dharmayuktam — in accord with dharma, righteous; idaṃ — this; brahman — O brahmin; kathitaṃ — told, related; paramaṃ — most excellent, supreme; tvayā — by you; duhituḥ — of the daughter; śailarājasya — of the mountain-king; jyeṣṭhāya — concerning the eldest; vaktum — to tell; arhasi — you ought

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.